Buying home with or without inground pool in Grand Lakes/Cinco Ranch area

[alwaysflyin]

Originally Posted by westres1

40-50 grand for a pool and dont count on getting it back when you sell. Unless you keep the property for over a decade. I have seen this too many times when selling new homes in the burbs with pools. Most times they wont even appraise. I suggest finding a home with a pool already in.

That's what our realtor said too. I'd keep looking until you find the house with a pool. I just bought one last month, and am enjoying the pool so much, just looking at it from the living room since it's a little cool for swimming.

[drknjk]

I am building a pool in Cinco right now. I shopped around and the prices vary from PB to PB. I am having Gulf Coast Pool Co. in Richmond Build my pool. They were not the cheapest but they coming highly recommended.

[stratfordspartans]

Originally Posted by drknjk

I am building a pool in Cinco right now. I shopped around and the prices vary from PB to PB. I am having Gulf Coast Pool Co. in Richmond Build my pool. They were not the cheapest but they coming highly recommended.

How many gallons? What's included and how much are you paying if you don't mind sharing?

[drknjk]

24x38 freeform, 8foot round spa. (1) 10 Ton waterfall with slide and (1) 4 ton waterfall, 1000 sq. ft. decking with falgstone inlays and spray deck. flagstone coping. Tanledge with bubblers, Colored lighting. Diamondbrite plaster. and an outdoor kitchenette. I think this is about 30,000 gallons. I am paying $72,000

[stratfordspartans]

Originally Posted by drknjk

24x38 freeform, 8foot round spa. (1) 10 Ton waterfall with slide and (1) 4 ton waterfall, 1000 sq. ft. decking with falgstone inlays and spray deck. flagstone coping. Tanledge with bubblers, Colored lighting. Diamondbrite plaster. and an outdoor kitchenette. I think this is about 30,000 gallons. I am paying $72,000

Thanks for sharing! Sounds like an outdoor paradise! Would love to see some pics posted when its done. Might be in the market for a pool in three to four years when the kids are a bit older.

[Supermac34]

It very often depends on how much of a percentage the pool cost is vs the price of the home on whether you will get the money back out of it.

If the pool cost is less than 10% of the price of the home, you can often get a large chunk of the value of the pool back. If the pool cost is 30% the cost of the home, you will rarely get much back.

[Trudysmom]

I have never wanted a pool, so you do have to make sure you know you don't get the money back. We don't even look at homes if there is a pool.

[Txgal33]

Originally Posted by Trudysmom

I have never wanted a pool, so you do have to make sure you know you don't get the money back. We don't even look at homes if there is a pool.

We did not even look either. If it had a pool no matter how beautiful the inside was we just didn't go there. Maybe if the kiddos were older.

[Trudysmom]

Yes, We have no kids at home, just scary for pets also. I love landscaping more than a pool.

[Livin' The Wood Life]

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As a general rule, you are much better off buying a home with an existing pool. However, there are many factors to consider so that brings you back to needing a [u]good[u] Realtor in the area.