Are you really thinking about leaving the US? I did it.

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7. We love Europe.

France would be a great place to live, too! If you can qualify for a Digital Nomad Visa Spain would probably fit you. Unfortunately if one is not an EU citizen or not employed by an international company based in Spain, employment here is impossible unless it's a highly skilled job that cannot be filled by a Spaniard or an EU citizen. So it's mostly a DNV or a NLV.

BTW, we brought (and travel with) our 3 dogs. No problem at all.

Good luck!