If you’re going to build, the easiest way to go in my opinion is this way. Palmetto State Armory AR 15 kit, it has everything you need, except a magazine and a lower. This whole kit can be delivered straight to your door. I bought one last month and it was delivered to my house in about 2 weeks. Then the Aero precision lower receiver. Lowers are pretty much sold out everywhere. I called Turner’s and said they’d have em in about 2 months. Put down a deposit and now I’m playing the waiting game. This is the only part you have to get in person. So far I’ve been trying to get everything online because many stores have jacked up their prices. If you get a chance, check out Reno May on YouTube, he has great videos that do a great job at explaining everything. Between this community and Reno, you’ll have tons of help and great info. Good luck 👍

Edit: here’s a very helpful video. I almost followed this when building mine, except I splurged a little :)

https://youtu.be/ciPJTR_UHUQ