What stops you from moving to another state ??

I was born and raised in Cali, it was great until the 80's. I left for the military until I retired then moved back to work for the military as a civilian. It is horrible here now. My wife and I plan to move when I fully retire in about 4 years. Texas is one of the places we are thinking about moving to. My wife is from panama so we will probably live there a few months a year. Panama is a very laid back old fashion place, no rat race there