A few years ago my friend from a long time ago Tina T. moved with her husband Alan G. to Spain.  They bought a house near Granada and are now renting rooms and a small apartment to travelers.  You can rent a piece of their beautiful house for not a lot of money.

This idea of retiring and then renting part of a beautiful house as a supplementary source of income is an excellent one.  It keeps your hand in without a rigorous schedule and keeps some more options open.  The ability to find rentals on the internet has leveled the playing field for individuals.  It used to be that it required several levels of distribution to find renters now organizations like VRBO and Owners Direct give an individual vacation home owner broad visibility at low cost.  Change is…