Hello guys, I'm typically just reading but now I need some advice. I move to Japan for only around 4 months in march. I found a place through an real estate agent and everything worked very well so far. Now the point of paying is up. I need to pay my apartment beforehand, since it's only for the 4 months stay. Now my real estate agent gave me an invoice. I should pay the rent through them with the brokers fee. And this all together. This price and everything is no issue, but since I'm not in Japan until march where the rent starts I'm a bit afraid of getting scammed.
Is this a typical behaviour of a real estate agent in Japan or is this all shady. I want to propose the idea of paying half of the commission now and the rest once I have the key in hand.
Can anybody give me some good advice?
by Soggy-Essay-8157