To paraphrase Obama, I cling to guns or religion or antipathy toward people who aren't like me.  

I'm expecting to pay 23% capital gains with the Obama care surcharge.

If you don't understand the presence of inflation today, look back to the Obama era and executive actions taken on how inflation is commutated in the US, the rules were changed basically making any "official" rate a worthless made-up fantasy number as all the factual factors that comprise of inflation index were removed, such as food.

You'd think these guys have heard of Income Based Repayment before, it's been around since the Obama Administration!)   

With Obama, think he really didn't exploit his options, but the Congress now is getting a lot more aggressive on how much they can "fix" and you've got people like Schumer (the old guard) and Nancy (the VERY old guard) to ride herd. 

This reminds me of when Obama made this speech. https://www.youtube.com/watch?

If rates are going up now, it's under Obamas presidency. 

But then you gotta add the state and self employment, and the 3.8% Obama care surcharge and voila there goes your profit to what @Steve Vaughan calls the "silent partner of Uncle Sam".If you want to avoid that drama just change your outlook and make your intent to hold the property for now.  

I was a first time home buyer under Obama's First Time Home Buyer Program.

Fracking oil there is more expensive than the Mideast can pump at, so that area's oil economy will shut down before the Mideast, Russia, Iran, etc.