House Hunting

We have begun looking at homes in Japan in the Nagoya area, specifically in the Aichi prefecture. There are multiple things we'd like in a house. We want it to be near a bus stop for the international school where my children will attend,  at least three bedrooms, and ideally with two toilets, and with pets allowed. 

Our current home is not large by Texas standards. It's about 2100 ft² with three bedrooms and two and a half baths. Many of the three or four bedroom places are MUCH SMALLER in Japan. A lot of places are about 1,000 ft² or less! I have to convert square meters to square feet to have an idea of the size of a place. I have learned 90 meters² is close to 1,000 ft² Most only places have one bathroom (although toilet is separate from bath) and MANY do NOT allow pets. 

We're not too picky on whether it's an apartment or house, western or eastern style, although I don't want to go live on a different continent and have a house I could have moved there from the US. 

Something is probably going to have to give when it comes to our wish list. We're not sure what it will be...

We spoke with our relocation agent this week. She will be helping us house hunt. She has agreed to show us the homes and neighborhoods of houses she thinks we will like. We can also send her links for properties we like online. It's an adventure even just finding housing! We really wish we could do a house hunting trip, but it was not allowed at this time.