Learn the Facts I have been hearing false rumors going around about a transfer tax on all real estate sales. The claim is that the Affordabel Care Act includes a 3.8% tax on all real estate sales. Not so. Real Estate Scenarios and Examples The act does include a 3.8% tax on some investment income, it will effect the majority of home sales, especially in the Odessa & Midland TX home sales. The tax applies only to people with adjusted gross income of $200,000 ($250,000 for a joint return). Also, as a homeowners, if you sell your principal residence, you will continue to receive the exclusion of $250,000 of gain on the sale of the home ($500,000...