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Start with the plan you can actually fund without squeezing the business. Most bad retirement decisions by a self-employed owner do not start with the wrong tax idea. They start with a plan that looks good on paper, then collides with payroll, uneven collections, or a hiring change six months later.
Treat this as a cashflow-posture decision first and a lifestyle decision second. Do not start with neighborhoods, aesthetics, or "settling down." Start with the operator questions that keep your business-of-one alive: how much liquidity you lock up, how fast you can exit, and what happens when a client pays late.
If you are still planning around Malta citizenship by investment as a purchase route, stop and reset. That path is gone. Planning now has to shift toward merit-based eligibility, documented contribution, and evidence that your case deserves discretionary approval.