Consider the Type of Community
Options abound here. You can buy or rent a single-family home in a typical neighborhood, a single-family or duplex in a 55+ community, home or apartment in a gated community, or a house, condo or apartment in a retirement community.
Ask yourself if you’re willing to do the maintenance and upkeep a single-family home requires, such as lawn care. Perhaps you don’t care for the idea of your neighbors living six inches away in an apartment.
And when you take your ideal retirement neighborhood into consideration, your community and housing options might be more limited.
