Selling a Short-Term Rental Business in Japan: What Actually Transfers (and What Doesn't)
A few operators I know have started asking the same question lately: “If I wanted to sell this whole thing — not just the apartment, but the business — what would the buyer actually be getting?” It’s a more complicated question than it sounds, because a short-term rental business in Japan is really a bundle of separate things — a lease or deed, a government registration, an OTA account, some furniture — and not all of them move together when money changes hands.