"when i was ur age i already owned a house"

yeah. because it was $6.
your down payment couldn't even afford a frostee at an airport wendy's today. the last time houses were affordable was when college degrees were actually useful. Have you doom-scrolled through Zillow recently? it's like the realtor's cat walked across the keyboard and sat on the 0 key. the only way to own a house now is to patiently wait for Mrbeast to give you one.