Any tips on how to meet investors, preferably my age?

Collyn, first off congrats on finding this site and having a great plan in place at such a young age.

What if he/she has an aging parent who happens to live next door to the home for sale, and would pay anything to live next door to their parent?  

I look forward to the journey ahead and I am so happy to have found BiggerPockets and the resources it provides to lead me to Financial Freedom by the age of 30. 

But we're starting to see #s 3 and 4 much more frequently as the market and the population age. 

age of home?) 

And if you do this prior to normal retirement age penalties would also apply. 

It doesn't mean the least amount of competition necessarily, but rather what cities are flourishing right now, is there trends happening in the south with the boomer population reaching retirement ages,  are the wealthy flocking somewhere, etc.

In a world of excuse makers, you'll succeed in anything regardless of the challenges you have to overcome due to your age. 

Among the factors to consider in making these decisions, are risk tolerance, availability of cash, creditability, greed, financial stature, market conditions and outlook, inflation/appreciation potential, what age/phase of one's life one is in and of course each individual deal or property's characteristics.