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Industry Observer with Living in the Pacific

The More They Stay The Same! 

I retired from the messy game of real estate in 2012. I've been retired ever since. Well, I did build a house and now that I'm done with that, I am kinda busy with some blogging and vlogging endeavors. Oh, and I do consultations from time to time with anyone expressing an interest in retiring overseas... or expatriating. Other than that, I'm pretty much retired!

I come back to Active Rain on occasion out of curiosity, to see how things are going, and I've noticed that for the last 13 years, I'm still the number 6th rank blogger in the state of Mississippi. Dang, I lost a spot!  But I'm still number #1 in Lee County!

I haven't penned an Active Rain blog for so long, I almost forgot how to log on, but yet I'm still way out front in the blogging effort. And that leads me to the question on whether blogging is a dying art, or maybe agents are just too busy to promote themselves. Maybe it's this platform? Or maybe all the successful agent bloggers are out there blogging on their own WordPress site. 

Whatever the case may be, I'll bet I can disappear for another 12 years and I'll still be the number #1 blogger in Lee Co. Mississippi.  Hey, being #1 and $2.50 these days will get me a good cup of coffee in Guam. Cream is extra.

Until then, I'll be hanging out in the #tropicshade on a beach somewhere in the Western Pacific. Happy selling!

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  Randy Landis, Overseas Retirement Consultant.

 

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Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I enjoy sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Author, Golfer, Traveler, Retired, Wenatchee, WA

Hey Randy,
I've been retired since 2011 but I still come back to AR every day! Don't be a stranger. You still have a lot to offer here. Let's see some blogs about retiring over seas. Member Joan Cox is in preparation to retire to Portgual. You and she might have a lot to talk about. 

Dec 06, 2025 05:28 AM
Randy Landis

I do blog regularly on Patreon (members only) and my website Living in the Pacific. Since 2017 I've concentrated more on creating videos though YouTube @tropicshade.  I don't miss RE at all.

Dec 06, 2025 10:04 AM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Randy and maybe I should retire but afraid I be to busy with honey do list so I am still in Real Estate at 74

Dec 06, 2025 09:14 AM
Randy Landis

Ha, retire or not... there will still be a Honey-do list! 🤣

Dec 06, 2025 09:58 AM
Joan Cox, Retired Broker/Owner
Denver, CO
Enjoying Every Day to Its Fullest!

Randy, where did you retire?  As Carol said above, moving to Portugal 2nd qtr 2026 sometime, and getting excited.

Dec 06, 2025 02:17 PM
Randy Landis

We retired to the Philippines in 2013. Built a home, then resettled in Guam. Now we travel back and forth between our two paradises. It's all on video at our YT channel.

Dec 06, 2025 06:56 PM