I would say if you can afford it,yes buy. If you cannot afford don't buy and try and save to reach that point. As I have said I started with nothing, now I own my own house and properties. Stock markets are a little gamble, hoping more than anything.
The young ones at work, what do they do when they start. They go and buy the brand new car. I have never bought a brand new car, but alway second hand a couple of years old. Yes if I had money coming out of me I would then go for it. All I would say is start small and slowly build. And I mean slowly build. Mika