Inground pools (Lexington, Louisville, Nicholasville: real estate, houses, neighborhood)

[gimme it]

I noticed that many of the homes in Lexington and Louisville area don't have inground pools? Is there a reason for this?

[movax0]

No particular reason, other than they are a hassle to keep up and a ton of access to lakes rivers, etc for boating.

[lexingtongal]

I know they are considered a negative for resale. Limits the potential market.

[stx12499]

Originally Posted by gimme it

I noticed that many of the homes in Lexington and Louisville area don't have inground pools? Is there a reason for this?

I don't know about Lexington, but there are plenty to choose from in Louisville. Where have you looked? Also, the climate is not really warm enough here for many people to warrant getting one when you can only keep it open 4 months. In the deep south, people keep pools open 8 months a year. Want to know where the pools are? Thats easy. Get on google or goole earth and look at zooomed in sattelites of the east side of the city. You will find quite a few inground pools!

That said, many people here join swim clubs. A really awesome one here is called Lakeside, and it is actually a small "lake" made out of a rock quarry right in the middle of the city! You should drive by there and check it out if you are in town:

http://www.lakesideswim.org/

[Cattknap]

A couple of years ago in early Fall, my friend and I had a realtor show us homes in several areas around Louisville that my husband and I are interested in retiring to....we saw 5 homes and 3 of them had pools. The realtor said that the homes with pools are usually the ones left over at the end of the selling season.

[nlschr0]

Yes, many realtors consider them a disadvantage for most of the KY areas. The weather is not really warm enough to get long-term use of them, and most people seem to feel that the limited window of use is not worth the hassle, expense, and space it takes up.

It is also harder to find contractors to build and maintain an inground pool, due to the limited supply.

Many people rely on neighborhood pools/clubhouses, or join private swim clubs. There are also public park areas in larger cities that have pools (most charge a nominal fee and are open to the public). And, a lot of Kentuckians own boats and take advantage of the many lakes throughout the state.

[Coyote_Blond]

1) The ground is completely unstable. The limestone & underground caves cause alot of shifting & sinkholes. This cracks the underground pools foundation.

2) Since the swimming season's so very short here it's an expensive investment for so little use. A below ground pool's actually easier to maintain than an above ground pool. Above grounds are ALOT cheaper because they're cheap!

[stx12499]

Originally Posted by Cattknap

A couple of years ago in early Fall, my friend and I had a realtor show us homes in several areas around Louisville that my husband and I are interested in retiring to....we saw 5 homes and 3 of them had pools. The realtor said that the homes with pools are usually the ones left over at the end of the selling season.

Yeah, I think you hit the nail on the head here. I have seen some real estate data that backs that up. Weird huh? I have read that in Florida it is almost imperative that you have an inground to increase home value!

Still, you can easily find a nice home in Louisville with an inground pool. Its just that all the money you sink in it may or may not increase the resale value. Also, many buyers just do not want the hassles or liability of a pool that can only stay open a few months.

[djgeddes2]

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[missymomof3]

I grew up with a pool myself but it wasn't inground. Since then we USED to go to Otter creek from about the end of April all the way through September but now that it's closed we don't go there anymore. Are the community center pools back open?