I retired at 39yo...sold a business and a property and stuff and moved here to be with my new little boy every moment of his life.
I kept some property for income...
But, after 3 years of doing not much...I got kinda bored and wanted to build something...a little project that was part experiment, part hopeful income.
Built and sold that for a profit along with a steep learning curve.
Purchased a couple more properties, one has increased 500% in a few years, the other not so much. Main IP has increased in value 300% (actually, always consfused here...if something doubles in value...has it increased 100% or 200%...you know what I mean...anyway, the IP is 3 times what I paid for it 10 years ago.
But....now being retired for 10 years....I am looking to do things, several things and they range from farms back home, to high plains cattle leases in NZ, to a coastal caravan park....and even possibly full time reno's of properties back in Oz and flogging them again.....
So, retirement is not all it is cracked up to be....you get itchy feet....my kids are at school, so now basically cannot be with them 24/7...however I did spend every day and night with them up until the started school and any move to a new adventure has one clause.....school hours only.