If you can afford to keep the house and snowbird one winter, try that first. You don't want to quickly regret your choice. We have only been FT 2 years. We face time to see each other. The hardest was Christmas... It felt more normal the second year. What we have found is that our kids and grandkids are very busy most of the time. If we were sitting there, we wouldn't see much more of them than we do now. They have met us on the road. We plan a month near them in the summer for visits and Dr appts. Good luck with your decision!