Should I be leveraging rental property for 30 years at age 52 or should I be paying them off?

Also keep in mind I factored in 9% between CapX and repairs, assuming the age on the major systems isn't too old. 

It looks like a good rehab was done, should that put me at ease about the age of the property?

This just goes to prove that no matter where you start and even no matter the age there are still competitive loan options out there!

I've reused plenty of cords that were in good shape -- all landlords do, but a cord of that age and likely condition?

New to the site and new to real estate investing (although I just finished with The Book on Rental Property Investing).My uncle (age 57) and I (age 48) want to start investing in residential single-family real estate. 

It all depends on the specific numbers, age of the condo, the specific city/town.

I have just got the bug for REI this year (at age 25) and all I have done so far is analyse deals, go to these meetups, and network.

.- HML often have a hard time giving the new lender an accurate "payoff statement" and verification of on-time payments to them (latter necessary because HML typically do not appear on credit), which can delay the refinance causing (surprise surprise) the HML to get another month and change of interest out of you at the crazy high interest rate.

How significant is the age of a home in your decision to invest?