Will an above-ground pool hurt home values? (HOA, house)
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I live in an HOA community that does not allow above ground pools. Where I live, there are no pools nearby and we don't have a community pool. I guess lots of homeowners have complained about wanting to put an above ground pool in their backyards because I received a survey from the HOA yesterday asking homeowners if they're interested in amending the rules and covenants to allow above ground pools. If 75% of homeowners agree to amend the rules, then we will be able to get our above ground pools - as long as we have a 6ft privacy fence around it.
I thought this was great news - and I was telling a co-worker (who happens to be a part time realtor) about it and she told me that it's a very bad idea. She said that letting people put above ground pools in their backyards will look ugly and will bring property values down. I don't think it will be so bad since a fence will be required and the pools won't be very visible from the street. Personally, I am not planning on moving anytime soon and I would love to have a pool in my backyard to chillax in...especially with this hot weather. What do you all think about this? Will it really drop property values in the neighborhood?
It didn't drop the values in my neighborhood. I'm wishing I hadn't gotten rid of our pool with the heat & humidity we've had this year. Like you said the pool will be hidden behind a fence. THey can be a very nice addition if paired with some nice decking.
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I wouldn't give 2 cents for an inground pool, but have no problem with above ground pools. A fence will hide it, so who cares. I would assume that if I was looking at a house with one, that the owners would take it. It would give me the option to reseed the area or put one of my own in.
THey can be a very nice addition if paired with some nice decking.
I think you hit the nail on the head there - they 'can' be nice. But without a way to properly address quality, you leave yourself open to the worst possible scenarios.
IMO, neighborhoods would permit all types of additions (fencing, pools, structures, etc) if they could guarantee that they would be high-quality construction and properly maintained, but without that guarantee it's easier to put a blank ban in place.
Thankfully some of my neighbors aren't given the opportunity to demonstrate their version of quality.
I have seen quite a few above grounds that make one wonder why the water has not breached the supporting structure & destroyed the gardens of the neighbors. Our house came with the pool. We gave it to one of the guys who installed our patio room. Now we have a deck with a lower level where the pool used to be. A hot tub now occupies the spot.
The request to HOA is most likely in ref to the new style of "frameless" pools you can buy at Wally Mart for something like 100 bucks. The old ones with metal ribbing were MUCH more expensive and usually required some kind of decking around it to support it further.
I will never have one in my yard, but gotta admit for a 100 bucks they sound pretty nice on 101 degree day.
You are going to always have a mixed reaction to this question (not favorably for it or against it).
I used to have an above ground pool and loved it, but I also see the point posters have made about trashy people who don't keep them well maintained.....
I really like in-ground pools, but don't have the need for one because we have our community pools.
You can't really police that, so I would say if they pass it and let people have them, you're going to get what you get....
I would vote to allow one of those temporary pools like palmetto75 mentioned, as long as they were removed in the winter. As for the metal ones that stay up all year - no way.
When people think of above ground pools around here visions of trailer trash nightmares of mutilated pools full of green water at homes where the Christmas lights stay up all year enter their heads. This is why most HOA's ban them along with permanent clothes lines and BUD satellite dishes.
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