There’s quite a few buyers that won’t buy a house here in FL that doesn’t have a pool, or at least room for a pool.

IMO To keep up with jones, majority I see that have pools are hardly ever in them. Besides some are just large bath tubes in sardine cramped homes. Sure the 15 % expect pool on their mansions.

So you updated to keep updated…
Some people can’t stop updating or spending money…..:ohdear:

Not precisely a house upgrade...but as vacuum cleaning is being discussed, any opinions on those "Roomba" robot floor cleaners?

I agree with the crown molding! It does say old folks live here! When my daughter was building her house, her designer advised her not to get crown molding! She said young folks want a more modern look.
Add to the list- painting your driveway. It wears over time and actually begins to age the house. Looks beautiful in the beginning- later not so much. Too much upkeep. Just power wash the driveway! It’s a driveway after all.

Painted driveways look dated and terrible after a few years and need to be redone. What a waste of money. Painted garage floors are another waste of money. Nothing wrong with concrete. If a new buyer wants it, they can have it done to their taste. As far as interior flooring goes, same thing, you may love that shade of wood floor and buyers may hate it. Don't chase what you think buyers would like. Do renovations that you like and will enjoy otherwise you're just wasting your money.

Total agreement. Unless you are planning to flip the house, this is supposed to be your HOME. It should be what you want, not what others think you should or shouldn't have. The only one you need to please is you!

The kitchen is also the place that everyone hangs out when social gathering.

Seems the taping off is just to let the driveway dry and cure. Do people in you neighborhood actually leave the security tape up all the time? Seems excessive; no?

I agree about the crown molding. It not only screams "old folks live here" but, to me, also makes the rooms appear smaller and the ceilings not as high.

Regarding the plain concrete driveways......I much prefer pavers which appear "richer" to me than painted driveways. But.....that is just my opinion.

Hasn’t happened on my street yet. Everyone parks in their garage, including us.

We had a large pool, hot tub and outdoor kitchen in our Tampa house for
17 years. Now we no longer want any of those things. Too much responsibility
and been there done that!

I think we are the last people in T.V. that still have and LOVE carpet.

I would agree with crown molding, different color in every room, flower/beach/etc patterns on everything. Though I would also say that all these are personal preferences for each of us.

However I would disagree with the pool/spa comment on two angles, it's definitely worth it as homes with pools sell and rent for a lot more here. We used ours almost every day, even when we aren't in it we are watching the water falls from inside our offices. We even use the spa during the colder days after a quick heating. So again, I guess it boils down to personal preference. My wife is a chemist and actually likes the challenge to keep the pool perfect haha! So we haven't paid for much in regards to maintenance that we weren't happy to pay for the benefits it affords us.

So like most everything, to each their own, I try not to judge, though we all have our own opinions. The difference between most, is that some just like to try and push theirs on others. ;)

I agree with same flooring through most of the house - not tile - Vinyl plank. However, the master should be carpet. Nobody likes stepping onto a cold floor. I have 2 rental homes in TV, and allmost all my renters have commented they like the carpet in the master bedroom. Tile is very hard on old knees, but LVP is softer. I would never buy a house with hard floors in the master bedroom. Sorry.

I think that you only get FRESH AIR in through the open windows for a few hours after a rain. Other times you are better off with the air circulated through the A/C's filters. The outside air from the close by streets contains CO and CO2 from the noisy gas (non - catalytic convertered, non-mufflered exhaust. So it is NOT "fresh air". And the air often contains pollen.

I prefer wearing slippers or sandals to having dirt catching wall to wall rugs in the bedroom. I prefer wood in the main bedroom.

I have 2 pools within walking distance of my house that I can meet nice people at. Why anyone has their own in TV is beyond me - you never see anyone in them. The people who claim they are cooler - do you have a chiller? We love the pools in the summer. We didn't have to pay $80K for one and we don't have to pay upkeep.

I would not live here without a pool. Our pool is used daily. There is nothing like jumping into the pool in the morning and floating n the pool in the evening looking up at the stars. Worth every dollar we paid.

I agree an individual pool is like throwing money away.

I surprised they can get vehicle in garage. Most garages full of junk and vehicles has to park in driveway and street. ;)

I like carpet cause easy to walk on and muffles noise.

Different strokes for different folks, that's what makes the world go round. Regarding pools, I'm sure we have all had pools in our past, i love my pool peeps, and two so close, warm water in winter, cool in summer and maintenance (kinda, not counting VCDD) free.

I live within 5 minutes of 5 pools, yet have our own. Like the privacy, read a book without listening to multiple conversations by those in person, and on their phones. I know chemical balance is perfect, and no worries of someones, perfume, lotion, sunscreen, and so on.

Definitely agree with swimming pools. I see all these swimming pools in private homes and nobody is using them! What a waste of money. With all the neighborhood pools available and with the little time one spends at them…not worth it!

Private water view.

Painted driveways need to be clear coated every other year to remain fresh otherwise they will fade. I love mine

Who do you think buys homes in the Villages? OLD PEOPLE !!!:22yikes:

Tell that to the 28 and 32yo that bought one of our houses. Two of our own will be buying soon mid forties.

what about wallPaper?? how about a nice floral design?

Avoid buying solar tube skylights. All give off a bluish tinted light that looks like a Motel 6 parking lot.

Just a squirrel observation, but based on the 5 pages so far to this thread could it be deduced that the averages of posters claiming to have and prefer private pools just might run parallel with threads on outsiders using T V pools.

I wonder if the same amount of posters who say "who cares if people without visitor passes use the pools in T V" equals the same number of posters indicating private home pools are much better than T V pools?

If memory serves me in most cases original purchasers of home pools do not recoop that entire cost. I suppose though, T V is an anomoly when it comes to the value of everything; pools, painted driveways, rock walls included.

Goes well with Chintz furniture and a grandfather clock.

I've had a pool in 2 of my Florida homes ... never again! Biggest PITA on earth. I wouldn't buy a home with a pool again, if it was the only house available in the USA.

The FL market has been moving away from private pools for years, but as you noted TV is an anomaly when it comes to most everything. Based on the #'s I've heard for pool construction costs in TV, I don't think there's any way folks are going to get their money back on that investment.

Not looking to get money back on my pool. We enjoy the pool daily and would do it again.

Not worth it to you to have a pool, but there are many buyers who will only buy a house that has one, or has room for one. Personal preference.

I could see having a pool if I was into swimming. It's convenient and you know who has been peeing in it.

Joe

There is a very good reason that so many homes in TV have non-carpeted floors. Older folks sometimes suffer from urinary incontinence and there is nothing like a nice fluffy carpet for absorbing and holding odors. We've gone to more than one estate sale where the urine smell in the common rooms was pretty noticeable.

Were I a new buyer here, I'd be VERY leery about buying a resale that has carpeting. Even if it looks and smells OK all that may mean is that the carpets had been cleaned before it was put on the market. A month or two later could reveal some very unpleasant surprises to the new owner.

Exactly. Some don't understand that a pool underneath a birdcage does stay cooler than the neighborhood pools that are not. I went to a neighborhood pool 1 time in the last 10 years. Within a half hour, I'd been stung by a wasp and had to watch a 300 pounder with a depends under a skimpy bathing suit jump in. I'll pass. My pool is private and I can watch football on TV while floating on my actual raft with a cold beer.

Same for us. During the height of Covid, & the rec pools were closed, we still had ours to use.

Plus I love reading the paper or a book & enjoying the sound of the waterfall.

When we entertain at night everyone comments on the pool’s colored lights & soothing sounds.

During the summer, after golf or gardening, nothing beats jumping into our own pool