Especially since $120 now is fairly certain, while $240 a year from now is merely an expectation (read: guess) as of today.Yeah, this was super clear and helpful, I know.Preparing for Trump 2.0I wrote a separate post about it.

Someone who is expecting privacy will be disappointed when they find out they're sleeping in a loft with no door.

Taxes are calculated on the gain (e.g. sale price - purchase price + expenses, broken down fairly clearly by @Jake Baker) not just on the sale price.The tax treatment on sale of a Primary Residence vs.

Appreciate if anyone can provide a rundown of costs to expect with this type of transaction?

Panicking sellers may temporarily drive prices lower, but stabilization is expected.

I'd take a trip down to persuade him but then I would be the one in trouble for expecting the idiot to actually be a man and hold his end of a deal. 

So my expected return from buying MSFT, FB, etc. is the same as what I expect to make in real estate. 

I noticed you have a broken recliner and several bags/boxes of trash in the back yard for several weeks.

I advertise the houses that way, even if there's an appliance or two that the previous owner has left in them and I don't mention them so that the people coming aren't (or shouldn't be) expecting to find them. 

I don't think it's expected nor do I think it will get you extra business or higher rated reviews.