Rent — for people who want to fix and live / Toyama, Ishikawa, Hida

Fix it,live in it.

Rent an old house and live in it while fixing it up yourself. Rent is kept modest, and the usual arrangement is that you don't have to restore what you fixed when you move out. This is called “DIY leasing,” a way of renting for which the government has published sample contract wording.

Renting an old house and fixing it up yourself as you live in it is called a DIY lease.
As a rule, we do not ask the tenant to restore what they have repaired when they leave.
The tenant pays for the repairs, and in return the rent is kept low.
How far you may repair, and what happens when you leave, are agreed in the contract after a viewing.
Registration is free. Send your preferred area and use (to live, a shop, a workshop) on LINE.

A home in your own tastePaint the walls. Lay the floor. It's a rental, but you can work on it like your own house.
Open a shop or workshopMove here and open a shop in the earthen-floor room. Turn the storehouse into a studio. We think it through with you.
Less commitment than buyingRent instead of buy. You pay for the work, so the rent is kept low.

From registration to moving in

Send us your preferred area and how you want to use the house (live, shop, workshop) on LINE. When a matching house comes to us, we show it to you; after a viewing, the contract sets out how far you may alter it and what happens when you leave. Up to the contract, we act as the licensed real estate broker (富山県知事(9)第1812号). Registration is free.

Before the work The tatami room before: alcove and closet

After the work The alcove rebuilt as a TV unit in a Western-style room

* The photos show our own project. How much of a rented house you fix yourself is decided in the contract after a viewing.

Buying and fixing is another route.

Help with the search and accompanied viewings are free. Houses from the akiya banks are fine too.

Help finding a house → Buy an old house and fix it → Vacant-house care calendar → 7 ways to use the family home →

Written by Kota Makimura, Hokuriku Homes Updated 2026-10-10

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