by rose-colored-coolaid » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:49 pm
Please don't tell. Who really cares in fact? Housing is illiquid, and all gains are only realized after the sale. Finally, your real gains are only those left after subtracting maintenance, HOA dues, taxes, interest paid, transaction fees, and inflation. After all that, you can add back in the cost of equivolent rent (since you aren't paying that). Or, if you want to snazzy it up a bit, do what everyone else does.
"OMG! No weigh I cud afort thes hows to day!"