She had quite a bad heart turn a bit over 18 months ago. After having stents inserted She's back to about 75% of what She was. So we too decided to a) downsize the house and eliminate stairs, and b) move closer to town.
Where we are now is 45 minutes from town, (although I've done it in 23 mins in the Cobra,) and the section we bought (Our New Selection, if you want to why it's called that, Google it,) is just 10 minutes from town, (and the hospital,) and just under 2 acres as against our current 15 acres.
With bureaucracy and bungling it has taken us nearly 18 months to get it to completion...so good luck Mike. And I can understand the logic of the way you thought it through: we're all getting older, but it's sure as hell the better option!

And getting your ducks in a row now, when you can, is better than having to get them in a row when you absolutely have to.