Pool or no pool?

Charlie Brizzown said
Another thing that you may want to consider is I can't rest easy when kids are at my house. I don't have any safety fence or anything around the pool so I find myself always on the lookout to make sure no one fell in.

This was the hang-up previously and why we didn't even consider it, but she is 20 now so no worries from us.

mc4saints said
Definitely better to buy a house with a pool if you want a pool. Just do the math look on MLS at the price of homes with the specs you want with and without pools. Now go price out the cost of putting a pool in. Huge savings in buying a home with a pool.

I admit that when we first started looking at homes years ago I was surprised at how little value pools added to a home. Maybe they sold first, but that was about it. It's definitely cheaper to buy a home with one already in it, but I would consider putting one in myself to get the type of system, type of pool, etc. I want, whatever that might be. I would even consider digging the hole to manage the cost.