Pros and Cons of Buying a Home With a Pool
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Razorback 9 years, 6 months ago
"Pro: Increase Home Value"
Not really. If you are the homeowner who put in the pool, you can expect to lose 50-70% of the installation cost when you sell the home. So it might make you sale price a little higher, but you will lose most of the investment overall. Found that out the hard way when I sold my last house.
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willfowler32 9 years, 6 months ago
I was thinking more on the resale of the second owner but i guess it might be hard to sell to people with kids as safety conscious as everyone is anymore
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Razorback 9 years, 6 months ago
Yes, it can definitely help on resale so you are correct. Your other point is correct too and could be listed as a con. There are some buyers that won't even look at a house that has a pool because of safety or maintenance concerns. On the other hand, there are also people like us who would prefer to have a pool.
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