Went out to look at pre fab homes other day a ramble
Surprisingly very nice reason good possibility that with my wife will eventually be confined to a wheelchair, we’ve had this colonial for 27 years yet down road it will be to much fortunately we do have handicap bathroom downstairs. So on a whim we looked at a 55 plus retirement community three bedroom two handicap full baths 1400 square feet one level around $85k to$100k in prices.
With the taxes and HOA fees will still be saving on taxes compared to our home now and they do lawncare and snow removal you’re allowed three dogs cool nothing to vicious and yard can be fenced.
I like the place problem my wife finds with it is 100 miles from our kids Gettysburg area it’s back close to where I grew up in western Pennsylvania . Plan was to retire from teamsters 35 years and out next year at 57 that now is on hold until my wife can qualify for SSI and the insurance so I have what another nine maybe ten years I can do that standing on my head she’s upset over that yet I told her not your fault and besides my pension will grow as my hourly annuity contributions.
And my company has a terminal 20 miles away that I could transfer in on. I checked with road driver that comes to our terminal and I could hold yard jockey slot I don’t wanna run road anymore.Decent hospitals and a pool of doctors and services for my wife. The place or homes available and the park or community is nice full sized pool full gym two ponds loaded with bass and pan fish, a major lake nearby and streams for fall trout fishing and river for bass 
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I'm always wary of home owner associations, but maybe you found a good one!
Sorry to hear Mrs. Dunc will be in wheelchair
Think LONG and HARD about that area (if you aren't already in that district) -
(he's probably going to win the GOP primary for governor)
Thankfully they left my state Senate district the same (still a blue one that extends from here in Philly out to some of Montgomery County) but I am in a new state House district (blue but I am right on the border with the one I was in and got scraped into this new one after all these years).
Already main-in voted for him in the Primary. 
We MUST MUST MUST keep the governorship a (D) here or we'll be toast.
Unless you need to retire for health reasons, the situation for most Americans is that we're better off working as long as possible - to 66 or later. However the idea of selling the big house and moving to something smaller and easier to manage ... that doesn't have to wait until you've actually retired.
It sounds like you and your wife are talking everything over and considering the important points. Congratulations on having considered the good & bad and taking the time to talk it over. No reason to jump now, just keep your eyes open. When the right place for you shows up, you'll both know it and you'll be ready.
