Wish me luck.Well this aged pretty well.

I'm past middle age and I would like to purchase a duplex to house hack in a better neighborhood.

The age of the home does not matter.

I do not want to spend 20k to replace roof if current old roof still has more years of age left.

A lot of homes that age have W/D in the garage, so if it's inside the home, that's a plus. 

Aged, cobwebs throughout.

I am of an age that I don’t want to fight those unnecessary battles when the problems arise.

Anyone having issues with their insurance company not wanting to insure properties over a certain age?

(This is in the Southeast part of the country.)Market FundamentalsPopulation Growth: 1.8%Median Household Income: $77,573Wage/Income Growth: 7.3%Unemployment Rate: 4.2%Job Growth: 2.7% (slight decline last 2 yrs)Home Ownership Rate: 59%Median Age:  35Employers are stables between Health, Tech., National Retailers & Shipping Companies, local schools and BankingCrime is 1.06 Violent Crimes & 9.82 for Property CrimesSchools are on average 6/7 out of 10. 

I don't want to go into details on a public forum, but the house is worth very little and at their age/state of health, they will really need the full amount from their house.