Now your a 62 yr young couple from Athens TX who recently retired and always dreamed of seeing London, Big Ben, having fish & chips, riding the "tube"..... 

We have retirement accounts, a small private stock market account, and an emergency fund. 

Awesome on the retirement. 

Kind of marveling, in the back of my head, at how well REI supports retirement income, but not really groking it.

Many are looking to retire or shift out of active management, especially as interest rates rise.From what I’ve read in Bloomberg, Austin's market in 2025 remains highly competitive but still has opportunities in older neighborhoods and suburban areas.

I retired from ortho in less than 10 years bc of solid investments but he will be forever the loser DB with a garbage reputation peddling info you can easily find on your own. 

Currently I am looking to buy and hold for the long-term with the goal of being free and clear by the time I retire ~20 yrs. 

So we retired the sellers loan within 12 to 18 months.

If you cannot make the trip every week, then hire a Project Manager (like a retired GC) to be your voice in this process.

One of the board members was there and is looking to retire, We hit it off and he opened up his 30+ property portfolio to me to choose from.