I am 37 and got fired from my tech job of 16 years over something stupid. My product manager was mad about it and promises to be a great reference in looking for a new job and I have a security clearance which is very valuable. All that plus my experience I think I can get another similar job pretty easily. However I am tired of tech. I own ~$700k of company stock that I will receive in a year and a half. Tell me how stupid of a plan this is.
>sell house for ~$300k profit
>use house profit to rent an apartment and pay for flight school
>in 1.5 years be probably making peanuts as CFI but can buy a house cash
>in a few years be making big bucks again as commercial pilot
I also have about $100k of crypto that can be leveraged if need be. Why the hell not?