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I am a Realtor, and in general a pool adds about $10,000 to a property here in Arizona. It may add a little less if the pool is old or needs a lot of work. If you are putting a pool in and spend $20,000...you still may only increase your value by $10,000. And as a Realtor in upstate New York, where summers are short, a pool can actually decrease value. In 27 years of business, I've seen almost as many filled in as installed. Unless you're staying in your home for a long time, or willing to "write this off" as a hobby type expense, it's better to visit the YMCA than to spend the money. I live in the Midwest - and a recent appraisal showed a 10K increase in my home's value because of the pool. You will not recoup your entire investment - although that should not impact your decision to install a pool. What could be more fun? In San Bernardino County, CA, the tax assessors office added $17,500 to our tax basis for our pool and spa, which I understand from my pool contractor is a standard amount. I don't know that it actually increased the re-sale value by that amount, but we don't plan on selling anytime soon, and we can usually swim with minimal heating of the pool for 5 to 6 months out of the year. $17,500 may actually be about right with our long swim season. In the Midwest, pools decrease the value of high-end ( 2 million plus) homes. When we bought our house, the listing included an offer to fill in the pool for free. Ten years later, we are selling and the Realtor has advised that we have to include such an offer, as most buyers will not want a pool in a climate with such a short swim season.

In Texas we swim about half the year. In the last 7 years we've bought and sold two homes with pools and three homes without, actively looking for and pricing our third home with and without a pool. In our experience, homes with pools are priced the same as homes without. In other words, it adds nothing to the resale value of your home. It will reduce the value of a home if very little yard is left over, as that eliminates pretty much anyone with kids or dogs.

A certain percentage of people really want a home with a pool, but many, if not most, people really do not want a pool. You will have fewer people looking at your house if it has a pool, but those who are intent on buying a home with one will have fewer to choose from, so it balances out.

My advice would be to put in a pool only if you love your current home and are certain to be in it for a long time. Considering the expense and the mess, you might be better off moving to a house locally that already has one.

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  • Difficult question for an above-ground pool company to answer. The premise of the question suggests your answer. Many realtors, as well as surrounding homeowners, see the above-ground option as a "low(er)-cost" alternative, and more "temporary" that an in-ground. However, several site considerations and/or surrounding home/deck construction features may lend themselves to the above-ground option, but exceptions are infrequently granted by ARB's or local zoning councils.

Unfortunately, above-ground pools may have unfairly developed a percieved reputation of being cheaply built and susceptable to damage from normal use.If you are considering and AG pool, pay attention to what you are considering: the gage of steel/aluminum used in panels and support columns, the decking type and construction (if available), the vinyl liner thickness and warranty, and the filtering/cleaning systems. I design, sell, build, and provide warranty proceedures for in-ground, Gunite commercial and residential pools, and thoroughly appreciate the fact that there exists a market for the AG pool in todays society. Good luck with your project.

  • Unfortunately, it is very easy for aboveground pools to become unsightly eyesores. They require less of an investment on the owner's part, in fact, some people I've known seem to consider them disposable, so they don't get the kind of care a more expensive pool might. They are also prone to rust, dents, wind damage and 'user damage'. They are more visible, too, because they rise above the yard level, therefore swimmers and sunbathers are more visible. And if a wall cracks or splits, you may inadvertantly flood neighboring yards.

Personally, I like the look of inground pools, but above ground pools do have their merits. In my opinion they seem safer in some ways. It's more difficult for a child or a pet or wild animals to accidentally fall into an aboveground. If your yard ever floods, an inground pool can be a nightmare - one of our neighbors has a beautiful backyard with an inground pool as its centerpiece, but every spring heavy rains flood the yard and the pool, then they are having layers of mud and debris cleaned from the pool while neighbors on higher ground or with above ground pools are opening their pools for the year.

To be honest, pools don't add much value to a home (except ''maybe'' if your pool is some elaborate show piece). For instance, if you spend $20,000 dollars installing an inground pool, it will not increase the value of your home by $20,000. You'd be ''very'' lucky if it increased the value by 10K, 5K is probably more like it. My husband and I used to invest in real estate and this was one of the first things we learned from realtor friends and other investors. This was over 10 years ago, but I doubt this rule of thumb has changed.

The restriction you mention is most likely just an arbitrary, maybe even snobby, neighborhood by-law. Some neighborhoods won't allow chain-link fences, or wooden privacy fences over or under a specified height. Some won't allow Basketball goals in the front of the house even if it is in your own driveway, some won't allow parking on the street.

An above ground pool shouldn't effect home value one way or the other unless it is unsightly and poorly maintained because an aboveground pool, unlike an inground pool, can be removed fairly easily if you decide to sell your home.

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I would think it depends on what state you reside. Obviously if you live in Maine, a pool is not going to be used in the same way it would if you lived in Florida. And therefore wouldn't be much of an asset. I do know that regardless of where you live, homeowners insurance rates rise considerably when you have a pool.

Our real estate agent says only in-ground pool adds a little value to home meaning you can get a little more for it. Above ground pools do nothing and actually can be hinderance because not everyone wants a pool. thankfully its is removable.

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Yes it does. You can ask more for your home. I live in British Columbia and our (get lots of rain here at times) but, if someone has a pool in their backyard you can add anywhere from $10,000 up to $30,000 depending on the size of the pool. Unforutantely it would take a fairly wealthy person to maintain pools in this day and age with the price of electricity, so many perfer to stay away from pools. Depends how hot it is where you live. Good luck Marcy

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Typically no. Most people don't want a pool. However that isn't to say that it could be persuasive for the person that does want one.

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This depends on buyer. If the buyer will use the pool and can afford to care for it the pool adds value. If the buyer will never use the pool, it is a liability and will reduce value.

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That depends on the swimming pool and the location of the house.

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Inground yes, Above ground....No

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