I'm a late starter here - I'm 37 and my DH is 44 but he is my first husband and we just got married last September. (working on #1 ever since) We bought a 4 bdrm oceanfront home - paradise!! Although my work from home job is ending in a few weeks, and DH is going to school - and there are few and mostly low paying jobs around here. So a bit panicked.
I bought my first house when I was 25 and single and living in a big/expensive city. I saved up by living frugally and didn't have a car. I also worked throughout school so I didn't have any student debt. I bought in a relatively cheap (read: seedy) area, that later became quite trendy hence the money for paradise house.
Now for some little 'uns to fill up the rooms! Although they are all in use already: bedroom, guest room, office/craft room, den/t.v. room