Kathy Longo has been featured on WalletHub in 2018’s Best & Worst Places to Retire.
What financial factors should retirees take into consideration when deciding where to retire?
From experience working with clients who are transitioning into retirement or are retired now, there are a variety of non-financial factors that should be incorporated into the decision about where to live. Most of these factors relate to future events and transitions such as where kids are located or will be located (balancing the opportunity to see family against the possibility of becoming a daycare solution). We also look at a combination of housing costs that include real estate taxes, state income taxes, and sales taxes. Finally, it’s important to consider access to medical resources as demonstrated by my parents who will probably need to leave their dream lake home in the near future to get adequate medical care.
