Even if they do, odds are that my child is a different age than theirs.  

Granted, it took me a full year to build a book of business large enough to make even my first dollar in commission, but now that I am three years in, I am doing better than I ever thought I would be at age 25.

Houses that are a little bigger will rent varying on age and location.

@Mark Russell @Mark IzquierdoYou'll need 2 year's of self employment to qualify for conventional financing, but there are no income verification options out there for you.  

The reality is that in this day and age there is no way to prevent tenants from finding out all the information they desire about owners/landlords.You should always introduce yourself to new tenants as the owner by name.

When your proforma expenses relating to the property age doesn't pencil out to the profit numbers you're looking for.If the property is 100 years old and you estimate that expenses will run you 75% of gross income but you can still make 10+% cash on cash, why wouldn't you do it?

Only that he just wants to wipe his hands of the place with as little fuss as possible and move to a low maintenance, age-appropriate living arrangement.  

She is 62 years old, so possibly close to retirement age too. 

To the best of my and my siblings knowledge, our Aunt Ceil lived all of her life, from around age 2 until she enter an extended care facility at the age of 95 in 2005, in the house at 3156 Memphis St Philadelphia, PA, that I and my siblings grew up in.

As the generation ages will that continue?