Most of the 60+ plus people I know have long paid their mortgage, on a home bought long ago that was less than a decade of salary. They often have multiple prop

Most of the 60+ plus people I know have long paid their mortgage, on a home bought long ago that was less than a decade of salary. They often have multiple properties and rent to the younger generations. It's not uncommon that they fail to understand why their children can't afford to buy a flat, while they had theirs in their early twenties.