Pool or no pool
Ok, lets talk about swimming pools in Florida. Maybe it’s because I lived in Alaska for 20 years, but I cannot imagine sitting in my back yard here in Florida during the summer without a swimming pool. It’s just too hot!
If I did not have a pool, I would do like so many others in the summer and just stay inside. The pool creates a dramatic difference in your life style. Without a pool, you tend to stay inside. With a pool you spend so much more time outside. That is the main difference, but it’s a big one!
It’s all about lifestyle. Sure you can add a pool to your home anytime, but think about this: a 40 ft pool will cost you about $40,000. However the same pool will probably add about $8000 to the value of your home. Is that a good investment?
No, it is not a good investment. So why to people spend that kind of money that they will never get back when they sell? It’s for the lifestyle. It’s all about life style. It’s about how you want to live on a daily basis.
Looking at it from a buyer’s perspective, if a 40 thousand dollar pool only adds 8 grand to the value of a home, then why not get a home with a pool? An extra $8,000 only adds about $40-45 to the payment. Where as financing a new similar pool would cost around $350 a month!
Sure there are those who just don’t want a pool, but if aspire to have a swimming pool, to me it’s a no brainer. Buy a home with a swimming pool. There is such a vast difference in the life style. It would be interesting to catch up with those buyers while they are sitting in their back yards this summer (who decided not to buy the home with a pool to save $8000) and ask them if they would have rather bought a home with a pool for an extra $43 a month.
Just an opinion from a guy who likes to live and have fun! Hope this helps.
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