An exclusive Q&A with Barbara Corcoran
If you already subscribe to the Springboard newsletter, good for you! But if you don’t then you missed out on a great Q&A with Barbara Corcoran about her new book Nextville.
Q: What made you want to write Nextville?
Barbara Corcoran: I believe in the transforming power of place, and I truly believe there is a perfect place where each of us is meant to be. I don’t even like to use the word retirement, as it suggests your useful life is over and you’re on your way out. Today retirement is more about doing rather than resting, and I wanted to show people how to find the perfect place where they could become the person they’ve always wanted to be.
Q: When it comes to retirement, what do baby boomers worry about?
BC: Our generation is living longer and we also want to live larger. We don’t want to follow the same path as their parents. With so many options today, the question of retirement is more confusing. Baby boomers are afraid they’ll make the wrong choice and get stuck in a place they don’t belong.
Q: What are the top 3 things baby boomers should consider when deciding where to retire?
BC: You should choose the place that best matches up with what’s in your soul and focus on your passions, not your pastimes. There are too many boomers who settled for a nice condo on a Florida golf course. A person’s move should be motivated by different things, like a desire to live young, live green, form a new community with friends, or even rediscover the place where they already live. My “Where to Live Happily Ever After” Quiz in the book is a good place to start.
Q: What are the new real estate trends people should pay attention to?
BC: Two out of three people today want to continue working in their retirement, more people are interested in green living, and more people want to contribute in a meaningful way to the community they’re living in. Everyone’s thinking outside the hammock.
Q: If you were to retire today, which amazing place would you move to, and why?
BC: I’m what I’d call in the book, a “boomerang.” If I were to retire today, I’d keep one foot firmly planted in New York City, where my friends, family and livelihood reside, and the other foot happily submerged in the water at the beach.
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