Once you decide on where you want to live, do not buy a property until you have rented a property there for 6 months to see what living there is like. If it proves to be a disaster, it is easy to rethink your plans and try elsewhere.
When my parents retired many years ago, they throughly researched the area they were moving to, checking whether services were aavailable, shops, doctors, hospitals, public transport. They then throughly researched whether their interests were catered for by social groups, societies etc. They actually pulled out of one purchase because when they researched the area in detail, and found their intersts were not catered for. They had a wonderful 30 years of retirement in a town they liked with a large social circle built up from the groups they joined.
On the other hand, a friend made a rushed move back to somewhere she had lived in 30 years before. We all warned her that it was a big move and on a restricted budget, she could not afford a second move, we advised her to rent, she wouldn't. The move was a disaster and she was stuck and I am sure it accelerated her early death.
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