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(I realize this is rather tactless, but I ask in the interest of fairly weighing the risk/rewards of startups/consulting vs. big tech)

Is it fair to read this to mean that patio11's net worth is < 250 k$? (Based on the fact his liquid assets were negative prior to the sale of AR, and said sale netted less than the price of a house in Tokyo, median price: ~250 kUSD.).

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I would be very surprised if the median price of a house in Tokyo is ~$250k USD. I would ballpark it more to the $500-750k USD range.

My impression was that he had liquid assets and took on debt in order to avoid potential cashflow issues should he deplete his liquid assets.

I would hazard a guess that the value in the range of (new house, new house in Tokyo) refers to (sale of AR - $120k in debt) rather than his total net worth after the sale.

Prepare to be surprised :)

http://resources.realestate.co.jp/buy/what-is-the-average-pr...

We have a mental model from the 80s. Decades of recessionary prices catches up.

... and don't forget a shrinking population. Accommodation in Japan is surprisingly inexpensive.

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