What advice would you give your 19 year old self?

[Miguel Luna]

Okay, we've heard it all before. You ask someone what they would do differently if they were 18-19 again. Most of the time, that answer is, "I wish I would have started investing sooner!" I mean, even I, a 19 year old newbie to real estate wishes I would have started sooner. I turn 20 in a month and I feel I have wasted valuable time. I feel as if I have done nothing with my youth.

If my 16 year-old self had the knowledge I had now, I would have saved so much time and money and I would have definitely stepped on this sooner. I've always wanted to invest, I've always wanted to figure out how money works. I tell my friends all the time, "there has to be more to money! It can't just be as simple as making money and spending what you make." and they would reply, "that's exactly how money works, Miguel. There's nothing more to it." 

I know everyone in BP has the same mindset I do, or else you guys wouldn't be investing. I feel like I've started a little late, but I know a lot of people who would just love to have the time I have. "Oh if the 19 year old me had the knowledge I had now!"

What would the 19 year old you do? Say you had the chance to meet your 19 year old self, what words of advice would you give them? Would you dive into investing right away? What properties would you invest in? How important is time to the community of BP?