Finally escaping the rent trap—my imaginary journey to homeownership

Was daydreaming at work today (shh, don't tell my boss lol) about finally ditching my tiny apartment and getting my own place. But then reality hit: savings are kinda meh, and the whole mortgage thing is intimidating af. Started imagining this scenario where a mysterious stranger hands me a pamphlet about secret local programs helping clueless first-timers like me. Maybe there's a hidden society of homebuyers or something, idk. Anyway, how would this weird little story continue?