I bought my first rental property while I was still playing, and it was not because I was some visionary. It was because I could do math about how long an NFL career lasts. If you have a career, you already own a large growth position. Most people then go buy more growth and call it diversification. Let me say the balanced thing first, because I mean it. Growth plays are invaluable. Appreciation is real, it is where outsized outcomes live, and I own assets right now whose ent