宅地建物取引士
takuchi tatemono torihikishiたくちたてものとりひきし
Licensed transaction specialist
The national real-estate license, usually shortened to takken-shi. Only a takken-shi may deliver the mandatory pre-contract explanation of important matters, and every brokerage office must employ a minimum number of them. Ask who your takken-shi is — it is the closest thing the deal has to a licensed gatekeeper.
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