Makigumi Inc., which primarily utilizes vacant houses considered to have low asset value by operating them as share houses and guesthouses, launched the "House Closing Vacant House Portal Site" in the spring of 2023.
By utilizing this portal site, Makigumi is working to "determine the direction of disposition before a house becomes vacant."
Therefore, we decided to create an article explaining how to use this portal site, making it easier for those who "own a vacant house but don't know what to do with it" to utilize it.
This content is highly recommended for anyone with concerns about owning a vacant house, such as those thinking, "My parents' house might become vacant soon," or "I inherited a property but haven't been able to manage it."
First, we will explain the options available when you consider, "I want to do something with my vacant house, or have someone else own it."
While one way to utilize a vacant house is for "you yourself to use it as a shop or residence," we will not consider that option this time and will focus on cases where others utilize it.
This is the case where you put a price on your property and sell it to someone else.
While there are advantages such as obtaining a lump sum of money and being relieved of ownership, there is also the disadvantage that once sold, it will not return to you.
This is the case where you enter into a lease agreement with someone else for a monthly fee of ◯ yen.
While this provides regular income and allows for risk hedging as you can utilize it again after the contract period ends, there is also the risk that you constantly retain ownership and must continue to care for the property.
If the asset value is considered low, and no buyer or renter can be found, or if you prefer not to engage in monetary transactions, "donating" is one option.
As long as you own a property, costs such as management arise, so transferring ownership to someone else free of charge is a valid method of risk hedging.
The background for Makigumi launching this "House Closing Vacant House Portal Site," and by extension, introducing a system to prevent vacant houses from arising due to inheritance, is as follows:
Many people inherit real estate they don't plan to live in, but upon seeing the former resident's life traces still present, they don't know where to start and neglect it while dealing with inheritance procedures. By the time they decide to dispose of it, the internal condition has worsened further, becoming unmanageable. We have encountered many such cases in our vacant house reuse business, where we turn vacant houses into share houses. Why does this happen? We believe that to solve this problem, a system is needed to prevent vacant houses from arising by clarifying the disposition policy for inherited real estate before and after the inheritance occurs. PR TIMES | Makigumi introduces a system to prevent vacant houses from arising due to inheritance by utilizing "deathbed gifts (donations)" (https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000009.000080525.html) from
In summary, this initiative began with the desire to solve the problem of vacant houses being neglected and deteriorating because people "know they will become vacant (inherited) but don't know where to start" by addressing it "before they even become vacant."
Furthermore, this portal site was launched with the aim of connecting people who "want to utilize a vacant house" with properties before they become vacant, by creating a place to list such properties.
Given this background, we recommend the "House Closing Vacant House Portal Site" to the following individuals:
Those who are planning to inherit properties such as their parents' homes or shops in the near future.
Now, we will explain how to view and use the "House Closing Vacant House Portal Site."
Please read according to your specific needs for utilization.
First, if you scroll down a bit on the top page, you will see three menus: "Find a vacant house," "Do something with my property," and "Contact Us."
Clicking (tapping) these will jump you to the corresponding section on the same top page.
Transitioning to "Find a vacant house" allows you to view information on properties already listed on the House Closing Vacant House Portal Site.
You can view them by vacant house features or by the order in which they were added.
Clicking (tapping) each property allows you to view its information as shown below.
While many circulating vacant houses lack information such as year of construction or floor plan, Makigumi lists information here after conducting on-site surveys.
Next, we will explain "Do something with my property."
Here, pages are provided for four needs: "Sell," "Rent," "Donate," and "List."
We will introduce each method of utilization.
First, about "Sell."
Clicking (tapping) "Sell" will take you to the detailed page.
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