General Discussion

My wife got a job as a programmer. That made visa stuff pretty easy. Much easier for high value people. My daughter just got a work permit. Took 3 years. She still needs to pass the B1 German test. That is basic standard German.
That being said, research first. Being retired can be hard unless you have a big pot of funds or a large pension.
Do look at information from expat groups. They have seen the issues you will face. You don't have live with them. Belize is English speaking and uses dollars and has lower requirements. Ireland can grant citizenship through grandparents. Italy also with some differences. Germany will grant citizenship if your parents or grandparents were forced out, you know why. Citizenship ship in an EU country allows you to live anywhere in the EU. Remember that you would be advised to work on your new country's language.

We jumped fast. We made mistakes that cost us some money. The learning curve was steep. We are staying and will have our own flat very soon and our daughter will be able to stay it looks like.
So we are pretty happy.

Should any one be interested in discussing moving message me.