[retiredguy123]

The OP's question was about recovering "ALL" of the money they paid for the pool upon resale. In my opinion, the chances of doing that are very slim.

[dstewart83161]

What kind of pool are you planning on putting in that you expect to get full value out of? The answer on this varies based on your intent. If you spend 200,000 to put an extra extravagant pool onto a lot where the pool is approaching the price of the home then you’re never gonna get your value out of it.

Most people in this thread are forgetting that there’s a buyer for everything so making a statement that you think it’s a bad idea to put a pool in because you don’t want to pull yourself is actually a rather silly statement. There are tons of people that are moving into the villages, like me that have lived in the north and have always dreamed of having a house with a pool. Quite frankly, I don’t think spending 150 bucks a month to have it maintained by somebody else as unreasonable in that to me is quite acceptable for owning a home with a pool. Other people think that that’s a ridiculous expense. You have people that would only want a two bedroom house in the villages and wouldn’t even think of buying a four bedroom house so they would think I was crazy for having built mine as a four bedroom with a pool. But quite frankly, I was looking for how I want to spend the next few years of my life having family and friends and to enjoy a nice relaxing environment that I’ve created for myself.

Bottom line is there is a buyer for everything so build what you want knowing that somebody out there is gonna find value in your home at the point in time when you are ready to sell it. Just pay attention to the area that you’re building in or buying in and the type of balance between what you’re spending on the pool matched with the type of home that is included.

[MrFlorida]

It's a deal breaker for me, Had pools for years in the past, don't want one now. I would pass on a house with a pool...

[jimjamuser]

Personally, I would NOT want a pool even if it would be added for FREE to my home. The neighborhood pools are fine with me. They have at least 2 advantages. One is that I can swim longer distances than I could in a home pool. Second, I can meet more NEW people at a Village pool. Another is that it is easier to work on your suntan at a Village pool.

[Kevco]

Originally Posted by TheVillagesYoungster

I was doing some research to see if adding a pool and spa increases the value of your home as much or more than the cost of the pool. My conclusions were inconclusive. Does the forum have any evidence or suggestions on where to search for better results?

People that want a pool AND can afford a pool do so. Are you worried about resale value? Consider your age, just where are you taking all that resale money? You’re retired, you have worked hard to get to this point in your life. Buy a home with the “fun stuff” that YOU want, not what others say.
Look at your car, have you ever gotten your money back on that bad decision? You lost 20% - 30% the day you drove it off the dealers lot. It’s been diving in value ever since.
Pool companies: Do your research, get referrals. Don’t believe a single bit of the hype about this company or that company. They all make you wait, they all are terrible at communication with you after the deposit.
Gotta go, if you need me I’ll be out in the pool. ((((( SPLASH )))))

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by dstewart83161

there’s a buyer for everything

... at a price.

[jrref]

When you add a pool you also have to add the bird cage.

Added Expenses:
1) Monthly pool maintenance. Chemicles, cleaning, etc..
2) If you want it heated you need to purchase, maintain and run another heat pump system.
3) If you want a solar heater, you need to purchase, install and maintain that too.
4) When we have storms, your bird cage screens could get damaged and you need to replace them, big bucks if you have a lot of screens to be replaced.
5) Added homeowners and liability insurance. Anyone getting hurt using or from the pool area, major lawsuit.
6) The pool tile, liner, pump, filter, etc, won't last forever so at some point you will need to do maintenance on those items as well.

If you want your own private pool, great but don't say it's cheap to have, it's a luxury.

When I play golf I rarely see people in their private pools. Maybe I'm missing something.

[Larryandlinda]

I thought it would be a waste of money and time for upkeep.
Even though we’re a 4 minute bike from Savannah sports pool,
Linda uses it once or twice a day for a few dozen laps when we are in TV 5-6 times a year.
It’s 54’ x 9’
Renters like it and helps ‘premiereify’ and justify the rent cost.
Birthday suits are fine and the only beings that can see us have never made any comments except for a quack quack now and then

[Worldseries27]

Originally Posted by asianthree

i have met people who don’t want a pool because in previous life it wasn’t fun, and those who can’t take on the financial aspect say they never want a pool. I swim everyday 2-3 miles 11.5 months a year. That isn’t going to happen at 4 am in any public tv pool. Plus after i sat in any of the 6 areas of comfortable cushion loveseat, sectional, rockers, or polywood chairs read a book with only sounds of birds and the waterfall. No noise of conversation with 10+ people rudely talking on speaker phone

we had opportunity for pool at build, but definitely chose not to use t&d. I know 80% say it’s the only way to go. However we used a family owned company that has been in business more than 50 years, with employees averaging 40 years with the company.
We built larger, with exactly what we wanted in design, (t&d @ build 2 designs no exception) and better equipment than t&d offered. Still saving money, complete in 9 weeks, and customer service better costco.

I don’t understand all the complaints about upkeep. I test the water once a week add appropriate chemicals in less than 2 minutes.
As far as cleaning it does take 30 seconds to drop c-3po into the pool. 3 hours later, every wall, step, and floor is cleaned just like the first day it was new.

My monthly cost including cost of robot, is at $23.56, less during december to march, more july and august. Still averaging under $24.

According to seco my added bill is $19-26 a month. Theoretically if one can afford to build the pool, $50 a month isn’t a problem. As far as insurance it was $264 more a year. The dog up north added an extra $109 a year. So the pool wasn’t that much of a step up.

care to share name of your pool company builder. Have people interested. Thank you

[MoeVonB61]

Originally Posted by TheVillagesYoungster

I was doing some research to see if adding a pool and spa increases the value of your home as much or more than the cost of the pool. My conclusions were inconclusive. Does the forum have any evidence or suggestions on where to search for better results?

LOCATION, LOCATION, - The average sale price per square foot does NOT include pool measurements.......but ask a Realtor they have the answer..

[BrianL99]

Originally Posted by jrref

When I play golf I rarely see people in their private pools. Maybe I'm missing something.

In 5 years in TV, playing golf on Championship courses at least 5 days a week. I have yet to see someone in a pool.

For that matter, I could go two weeks without seeing someone in their Lanai. I'm convinced the vast majority of Villagers, are delusional. I keep reading about all these people who need a pool, because they use it all the time ... need a huge lanai, because they have so much company ... throw all that in with the "I see golf carts every day, going 35 MPH" and I start to wonder if folks are smokin' the really good stuff.

[Larryandlinda]

Unless you’re a duck in the ‘lake’ behind us, you’ll never see us either, and it’s used daily as is the birdcage - in fact we spend over half waking hours out there knitting, working on bikes, reading, writing to lawmakers, and running the family store back home by remote control.
For climate control we open windows at night and close up and lower insulating shades when the inside/outside temps
reverse.
A dip in the pool lowers the core and we ok only use ac for guests that request it or when we can’t get the inside to 85.
We’re lifelong acclimators, headed towards 80, and aren’t suffering.
We have solar electricity , dry clothes on a line, and our electric meter goes backwards more often than forward - hence they pay us

[DrMack]

We have had several pools. I wouldn’t recommend a pool EVER as an investment. If you want to sell your home with a pool, the potential buyer group will be limited. You still have crazies who think basically a bathtub in a backyard here will somehow double the value of their home. The smaller the pool, the less the chance of ever recouping anything. Buyers with a million dollars aren’t interested in anything less than a top shelf type pool.

[frayedends]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Personally, I would NOT want a pool even if it would be added for FREE to my home. The neighborhood pools are fine with me. They have at least 2 advantages. One is that I can swim longer distances than I could in a home pool. Second, I can meet more NEW people at a Village pool. Another is that it is easier to work on your suntan at a Village pool.

I am not much of a swimmer, but unless you are at the sports pools I don't think you are able to swim much distance in the Village pools. Always some people in the way or annoyed at swimmers since they just want to sit around and relax. But then again, I have taken the cart for a 20 minute ride to pools that are rarely used and they are empty.

I do agree on the socializing aspect. We are building our pool now and asked each other if we would go to the public pools again. We agree that we may go if we feel like socializing or meeting new people.

I don't know how suntanning would be different except maybe the screen. But I see that as a positive. Anything cutting out the sunburn is not a bad thing. No shortage of sun.

[Cdj1040]

We have a pool. We travel quite a lot and are away as much as 2 months every fall. We hire a pool service because of this. It is $135 a month for weekly treatments and cleaning. It's lovely to look at and we use it occasionally. We are both in pools almost every day but not our own. My husband is a water volleyball addict and I enjoy water fitness classes. So....it depends on how much you actually plan to use it. Your electric bill spikes a lot of you want to heat it in cool weather so we don't use it then. Think it over before you add one. Many people have them and don't use them much and would not build one again. Others save money by servicing it themselves but it needs weekly treatments and cleaning.
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