Should I buy a house or rent during my career?

The 30-second answer

Most early-career athletes should rent. You can be traded, cut or transferred with no notice, and owning in a city you leave becomes an expensive anchor. Buy where you know you will stay, usually your offseason or post-career home base.

Written by Pam Rodriguez, CFP®.

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