<prompt> Human: My boyfriend and I both make very high salaries and would like to own a home. The problem is that the field we work in can be fairly volatile; it is possible that wed be need to move cities within 5 years. We currently pay about 4000mo in rent and utilities. Both of us have ample savings and are maxing out our retirement accounts as well.Weve been passively looking at houses, and have come to the conclusion that we might be able to buy a house on the medium-to-low end of our affordability range, make payments over the mortgage payment each month directly to the principal, and then -- if we have to move -- renting the house until its in a good place to be sold.Is this an unwise plan? If so, why?  <response>: Renting a house out in a city you no longer live in requires finding a competent management company and maintenance companies handyman, plumber, electrician, etc that you can trust. The competent and trustworthy folks are usually not cheap, even if you can find them. Make sure to account for that expense in your planning.Also, since youll still be paying on the mortgage on this rental house, youll have a much harder time qualifying for a mortgage in your new location. You generally can not count your rental income when qualifying until youve been a landlord for a couple of years.Think long and hard about all the possible downsides here. 