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Old 12-06-2020, 08:31 PM
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As I understand it, having a pool narrows the field of buyers so cost recovery is dependent on finding the buyer that wants a pool. If you are not a motivated seller then waiting for that buyer should allow you to wait for that buyer. For those that don't want a pool they will either pass or make an offer based on the house without the pool. I'm not sure there is confirm or deny, it will depend on both the seller and the buyer needs.
In general, you dont return 100% of most upgrades. I saw one report that a pool increases a homes value by 7-10%. So for a 400,000 home, thats $30-40k. So you wouldn’t return the full amount spent on the pool
This article was from last year.
Does a Pool Add Value to a Home? | HGTV

Possible things in TV are a little different.