[justjim]

Originally Posted by Ladygolfer93

The person in Virginia Trace mentioned a pool. I know from experience while this may be an attractive item for the person living there, when it comes sale time it can be difficult. I've seen one home after another sell quickly (in another popular retirement area) on all sides of a home with a pool and asked friends who owned their own brokerage for 37 years. They said pools can present a problem, especially in developments that already offer one or even more pools (like the Villages). Pools raise insurance rates significantly, raise real estate taxes, and (the brokers said) produce on going expenses that only add to home ownership. They told me if a home pool was a life long desire...go ahead, but be informed that like other specialized items, it can have a negative impact at sale time as the presence of a pool really narrows the number of potential buyers as many do not want to even be shown a house with a pool. I have noticed one home in my Villages (not V. Trace) has been for sale now for over a year, while one across the street and one two blocks down sold quite quickly after they went on the market. May be sometime to what I was told about having a pool at home ?

Revisiting the OP I overlooked the pool and Ladygolfer you are correct that a swimming pool can be a "turnoff" for many looking to buy a retirement home in a retirement community. That said, a pool can also be just what someone is looking for in a home but of the universe of buyers it's a very small number. A pool may actually be a liability instead of an asset. In addition, you rarely get your orginial cost back from a pool.