• Choose The Right Place
    Free Relocation Guide featuring Tax, Weather, and Relocation information. Featured States include North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Virginia, and more!
  • Seminars
    Attend free seminars/workshops and get answers to your retirement, relocation and housing questions.
  • Build Your Ideal Home
    Create your Ideal Living Profile, design your Ideal Home, plan some fun into your future!
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    Take advantage of 'expo only' getaways and book your fall and winter travel.
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Real People, Ideal Places.

Free Retirement and Relocation Information.


Come to the Expo, choose your lifestyle and find your ideal home. Compare the best retirement communities from throughout the South in one convenient location.

Learn from retirement, lifestyle, and travel experts, meet others who are on the move, receive savings on expo only get-away packages and...

Helpful and Informative Seminars
Choose the Ideal Place to Retire

Where you live affects...How you live. Have escalating taxes, traffic congestion and cold winters got you thinking about a move? Should you vacation where you might retire? What do you really want in retirement? If you've got questions - you're not alone. Millions of people are searching for an ideal place to vacation or retire. With so many considerations and options, where does one begin? This workshop will help you choose the right place. RSVP REQUIRED

Create Your Ideal Lifestyle - Julia Valentine

Presented by Julia Valentine, a retirement expert and author of Joy Compass. Make your retirement the treasure of your life. Learn 5 insights into creating a great lifestyle and other steps to making your retirement the best years of your life.

Morning Mimosas (complimentary)

Always a favorite, complimentary, served throughout the exhibit area.

Taste of The South Buffet (discount with admission)

Some of the world's finest food comes from kitchens of the South. Creamy Shrimp & Grits, savory barbeque and the best Sunday pies. Experience a Taste of the South Luncheon held at a Marriott in Islandia or Hanover, while attending the Ideal Living Resort & Retirement Expo and get a $3.00 off per person coupon!

New Home Trends

Learn whats new in Retirement Homes. Topics covered: Size, How much is too much. Home Amenities as it relates to Kitchens, Master Suites, Outdoor living are just some of the topics discussed.

Smart New Home Trends

Learn whats new in Retirement Homes. Topics covered: Size, How much is too much. Home Amenities as it relates to Kitchens, Master Suites, Outdoor living are just some of the topics discussed.

Tips To Sell Your Home

Want to relocate but are having trouble selling your home? This seminar will reduce the days your home is on the market. Plus market update, maximizing your home equity, and enjoying the lifestyle you deserve! RSVP REQUIRED

Wine Tasting with Butler Service

Sample regional wines while interacting with people just like you seeking the lifestlye that retirement brings.

Tips To Sell Your Home

Want to relocate but are having trouble selling your home? This seminar will reduce the days your home is on the market. Plus market update, maximizing your home equity, and enjoying the lifestyle you deserve! RSVP REQUIRED

Retirement Lifestyle Workshop - Julia Valentine

This Workshop is lead by Julia Valentine, a retirement expert and author of Joy Compass. This workshop provides a more in depth, one-on-one session to help you to make your retirement the best years of your life. There is a charge for these personalized sessions ($75 / person, $125 / couple). If you RSVP now, there is a $25 discount.

Special Retirement Lifestyle Workshop/Julia Valentine
$100 per couple, $75 single - usually a $125 value

This Workshop is lead by Julia Valentine, a retirement expert and author of Joy Compass. This workshop provides a more in depth, one-on-one session to help you to make your retirement the best years of your life. There is a charge for these personalized sessions ($75 / person, $125 / couple). If you RSVP now, there is a $25 discount.