Would you buy a house with a pool?

Miller238

My H and I are looking for a new home, and he came across a home that seems to be perfect (for him).  I do like it, but there are a few things I wish were different.  One of them being that it has a pool.  I am not sure how I feel about that.  Thoughts?

stillwaiting12

I would love to have a pool, if a pool boy came with it! We had a pool growing up and it was always so fun, but they are alot of work! Safety is also a concern, but there are lots of different safety gates, covers, fences, and even alarms now that can help in that area.

KristenBtobe

I don't know. Wonder what that does to your insurance. Plus, they are a good bit of work to maintain. Doesn't Melissa have a pool?

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We have a pool but my husband works for his family's pool business.  I have no worries about it.  Pools are not a problem if you take the proper safety precautions.  There are covers, fences and alarms that make the pool safer.  Most of at all it is being cautious and teaching safety.  My ILs also have a pool and we haven't had any problems with either one. ...knock on wood...  I don't know about other insurance companies but mine doesn't seem very high.  We have a pad locked 6 ft high privacy fence around our yard so I'm not sure if that helps.   

Moesten

We passed on several houses that had pools. It was (and will continue to be) a deal breaker for me. I don't wish to assume the liability or maintenance associated with a pool. 

MelissaMc22

We have one, inground. (I don't know if that matters)

I honestly don't know much about it as far as cost,  DH grew up with a pool so he sortof takes care of all of it.

People assume it's alot of work, and it is some yes, but not crazy.

He vacuums the pool 1-2  a week and adds chemicals 1-2 a week, which takes just a few minutes.

 We spend about $200.00 on chemicals for the entire season, and we pay to have the pool opened and closed ($200 each) But this can be done by the pool owner.

We love having a pool, it's a great place for the boys (with supervision of course) and we have lots of friends over in the summer. Worth it for us!

 

 

 

MrsMandaK

I'd love to have a pool. I grew up spending entire summers in my aunt's pool with my cousins. We literally swam from the time we got up in the morning until late in the afternoon - and my hair was always green to prove it. Ha! It would be great to have one in our backyard and be able to entertain family and friends.

gimbal

Never.  I'm admittedly not a huge pool person, though.

Plus, when I was growing up a two-year-old neighbor got their back door open and fell into their pool.  His four-ish-year-old sister watched the whole thing.  I don't know if she just froze in the situation or if they hadn't taught her pool safety, but she did not get the parents.  The boy was airlifted to the hospital and very, very lucky to not suffer any permanent damage.  I think I decided that day that I will never own a pool.

Ttimes3

Yes; and, moreover, I want YOU to buy a house with a pool, especially if said house is within 10 miles of MY house.

l.m.k.

We've got a pool. I think here in AZ it's a little different because a pool is about the only thing that makes the summer bearable. 

It's definitely a pain in the butt sometimes, but we use it almost every day in the summer. I love it and I'm happy to have it. It wasn't a make or break point for me either way when we were househunting.

Ours is separate from the back yard, which is walled in. It has it's own childproof fence around it. 

Good luck!  

MrsFoltz

I'll give my Real Estate two sense as well, for resale you'll find- just like the opinions on here- that some people want a pool, some don't care either way,and some definitely don't.  So it does limit your buyer pool (pun intended) at least some.  I always tell my clients that you buy a house with a pool or put a pool in to enjoy it, but not for value becuase you won't be getting any monetary value out of it for resale I find. 

Is the pool heated?  Personally in our area I think I'd want it heated so that I would get more use out of it, of course the cost would be way higher but still...

jerseygirl81

Probably, but we had a pool growing up, so I might be romanticizing the idea.

Meg41208

Yes, we looked at a couple of houses with pools and it wasn't the pool that was the issue, it was other things with the house, or the fact that the entire backyard aside from the pool was concrete.  DH had a pool growing up.  My aunt who lived walking distance from us had one too.  They are fun.

I had a dream a couple weeks ago that we had a pool (at our current house).  Then I woke up and was really disappointed.   Our yard is fenced. Our neighbors have an awesome backyard that includes an in-ground pool.  I'm always jealous of it.

That said, while I would buy a house with a pool, I'm not sure that I would pay to put one in.  No ROI and we have so many other projects that would yield a ROI. 

Superchicy

After years of working at a pool and knowing the PITA it can be to keep them clean, probably not.  Also, since it is only really hot a few months out of the year here, it just doesn't seem worth it to me.  I'd rather just take DD to the pool when it's nice.  I also worry about have DD falling in, we lived in CA for a while and heard too many stories of kids jumping/falling in.  That alone scares the bejeebees out of me.

buckeyethor

I love the idea of having a pool but I don't think I would love the work associated with it.