Saving in 401k vs Saving for Home Downpayment

[ucbalumnus]

@blossom

And one of mine lost money when a job transfer during covid meant “take the first offer and don’t look back”. Kid did not look back- was the right career move, but you don’t always get to control when the perfect professional opportunity shows up/when the housing market in your area has increased/when interest rates are working in your favor.

But it seems like the loss was an absorbable one, as opposed to being leveraged into a deep negative equity situation that would have made getting out of the house much more difficult.