Currently searching for apartments with my girlfriend, however as we are not married they apparently won't look at her income and only mine (as I am Japanese national and she is not), and a real estate agent suggested that I lie about my income and he will edit the payslip in order to pass the screening. He also mentioned that about 80% of applicants tend to lie in order to get a place. Is this something I should do, as I am worried about the guarantor company finding out, but also we are easily able to afford this place based on both our incomes.
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Ah boy!
Credit fraud. It's illegal for you to do so, and illegal for him to suggest it.
NO!
In my opinion, working with a sketchy real estate agent is a red flag. I wouldn’t risk it if I were you.
Rental apartment or you are talking about mortgage?!?
That sounds illegal. Just get married at the city hall and do the ceremony later. Some landlords tends to not like unmarried couples anyways so it'll open up more options.
Hmm, I guess I’m in the 20% then, and I’ve never heard of anyone lying to pass a screening. I’m surprised the real estate people were showing you apartments that they didn’t think you could afford.
No Japanese woman appreciates broke men Unless hes some white American (or specific European) to have his fantasy hafu kids with. You genuinely have bigger problems here than this minor rent issues ? (Assuming this isn't some rage bait).
You comment is rage bait
Imagine going to Reddit to ask if it’s ok to commit fraud lol. Hope this is a troll. And remember. 80% of the time when people quote random statistics, they are 100% made up.
That's interesting. I live with my same-sex partner, not married (of course) , and we live in a nice マンション in the tokyo suburbs. They took both of our income combined when applying. It wasn't an issue. There are much better real estate agencies you could be working with. I'd run.
Just occurred to me, are you the only one signing the lease? If so, then that's why they won't look at her income. And if your girlfriend won't sign the lease with you, well, that's just another reason to run for the realtor and the girlfriend.
If you're able to afford the place as it is, why the fuck are you even considering lying about it?
I have heard of this practice regularly from a particularly social media savvy real estate company based in Tokyo. Even if you get away with it, it doesn't really bode well for the future, yeah? Much easier to work with a more straightforward real estate agent who can handle things on their end.
Tl;dr I want to get arrested. How can I speedrun this?
He also mentioned that about 80% of applicants tend to lie in order to get a place
Even if this is true, unlike a Japanese national, if YOU get caught, not only are you going to jail, but you are also queued for deportation. It's not worth risking deportation just to appease some landlord.
From the OP's post:
...I am Japanese national and she is not.
“Based on both our incomes” - you’re not married. You don’t have combined income. You should approach this as if you’re roommates.