21 year old with a 100k+/year paying job. is right now a good time to buy a duplex or should I just rent for now?

Also I don’t know if I should just invest my money elsewhere like into silver or something, been hearing slot about that.

I just don’t want to end up missing out or getting screwed over in the long run.

Looking to build pretty good wealth over time.

Also… I’m on 1099 so I don’t have any retirement plans yet, I have a Roth IRA but nothing is in it at this moment.

Someone smarter than me please help me out here.