Retirees look forward to new life in new home

THE SCENARIO: TIME TO MOVE OR KEEP MOVING Check out the choices the Golden's had. Wangkun Jia / Alamy Stock Photo 1. PORTLAND, MAINE - CONDO IN THE CITY ($2,500/MONTH) “The New England

waterfront is a draw for us,” Vivian says, noting the bustling coffee spots, brewpubs and galleries in Portland. They scoped out a two-bedroom condo rental that offered water views. Courtesy

the Goldens 2. EVERYWHERE ROAD TRIP ($80,000) “We’ve spent most of our married life at home,” Vivian notes. So why not become full-time RVers? But first they would have to purchase a truck

and a trailer. Peter Ross 3. DANSVILLE, NEW YORK - VINTAGE EMPIRE ($56,000) A Victorian cottage in Dansville caught the Goldens’ attention. It needed major renovations, but it was cute and,

at a foreclosure sale, dirt cheap. Peter Ross THEIR PICK: OPTIONS 2 & 3! THEY HIT THE ROAD, THEN BOUGHT THE COTTAGE! DANSVILLE, NEW YORK ($56,000) The Goldens pointed their RV west in

September 2021 and drove through more than 20 states — visiting friends and following their travel whims. Being on the road “completely renewed our relationship and energized us,” Quinn

says, but being full-time nomads got old, so they snapped up the New York cottage. The renovation is in progress.