We bought a brand new home 4 years prior to retiring. We did not rent it out. We only came to visit our home about 5 weeks a year. The number 1 thing I would recommend is get a gardener. Not just someone who mows or trims. Try to plant as much maintenance free landscaping as possible. Once you retire you can change your landscaping. We did not do this and I spent a lot of my vacation time working in the yard.
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