Just think first before you act and adventure. A romantic idea alone is often not enough to take radical steps. Not even in a warm, open society as is so common on the islands.
People who emigrate on a whim without preparation return to their country of origin more often than they anticipate. Older pension migrants in particular underestimate the social factors, such as family and children left behind. Especially if partners migrate with them who also leave a whole social life behind. This increases the likelihood that more than one family member or friends will remain attached to a migrated family.
“Just think first before you act and adventure. People who emigrate on a whim without preparation return to their country of origin more often than they anticipate.”
Pensionados with poor health return more often than average, because informal care is more difficult to realize, also because the social network that actually has been built up often consists of people who are old(er) themselves too.
You can also just start renting over a longer period of time. And of course, for those who can afford it, buying real estate is also a great option.
If that gives you enough reason to settle more semi-permanently, with a pied-à-terre in your home country for part of the year, that can be a good intermediate solution which combines the best of both worlds.
And if you would like to settle permanently, consider from the beginning the options of also investing in, for example, a permanent guest house on an idyllic place nearby, where you can receive friends and family with appropriate privacy. Further, be active in building a new local social network precisely to give it the buzz needed to make a more permanent stay truly enjoyable.
