How old was everybody when they started?

[Brian Egr]

Hi, I'm new to the site and found it an awesome resource! I just recently joined but have found the amount of people willing to share information on this site really refreshing.  I've been trying to find a resource like this for a while but usually ran into either the "buy this program from me for $1,000.00 and you'll learn everything", or the "I learned it the hard way and I'm not sharing anything" response. 

I have a general question for everybody, how old were you when you first started investing in real estate?  My wife and I are in the process of saving up some cash to start, but realistically it's going to be a couple years before we start, which would put me right around 40 years old.  Primarily I'm looking to keep my day job and do this on the side and build it up as a source of retirement income.  I'm not to late am I?