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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We retired to Florida at 54.  Love it so much!  DH is an only child so initially we moved so that we would be closer to my in-laws.  I did not expect to love everything about it, but I do!  My sisters live within 15 minutes of my parents, so they are well taken care of.  All of our parents are healthy and live independently for now.  But they are getting older and will need our help soon.

Moving to be close to your kids is silly.  Mine are spread all over the US.  One lives in the UK.  Kids move.  Jobs change.  They get married.  Very few stay in one place forever.  Mine come home a lot, thankfully.  It helps that we have a pool on our lanai.  A beach less than an hour away.  And Disney is only about an hour and a half. We back up to a golf course, and three of my kids are golfers. The grandkids love driving the golf cart around. The house is big enough to host everyone comfortably.  The grandkids love visiting.  Pick somewhere your kids will want to vacation.

Moving to Florida was a great decision. We still have a house in NoVA.  I thought we would be snowbirds.  But I have no desire to go back yet.  [/quote]

May I ask you where in Florida and what do you do with your NoVa house? Do you rent it out or keep it vacant to be able to come here occasionally? We are eying Florida move in 3-4 years, but I am not sure if I want to sell NoVa house for now. [/quote]

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