Thinking about relocating?
Want to decide where, when...or even if?
Here are some tools and links.
Are you retired (or about to retire) or just restless and wondering whether you should move to another place, start a new life?
These planning tools will help you decide why, where, when and how. Also, you will find useful checklists, worksheets, suggestions and links to other relocation information sites and to places where you might want to live.
Steps in the process
If more than one person is involved, invite each person to complete a step, then discuss it. This will focus you on what is important to each so you can make a mutually acceptable decision. It will enrich your process by having different points of view on each subject. It may also make you aware of some differences of opinion. This may cause some tension, but will reduce the possibility of a big mistake that comes out into the open later . . . maybe after it’s too late to change it. Most steps have Worksheets you can download and print:
- What do you want in a new community?
- Identify possible new places to live
- Get information about those communities
- Rate and compare your choices
- Choose your top choices and get to know them
- Deal with your worries about relocating
- Make the big go or no-go decision
- Work up an action plan
- Get settled in your new home