re: Financing an in ground pool...

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Moved into a house with a pool 5 years ago, and my kids (now aged 9,5, 3) LOVE it. It is worth the maintenance. In 5 years we have gotten amazing use out if the pool. I also love my kids more than anything. That said, I don’t love them $50,000 worth to ever consider buying them a pool, if the house didn’t already have one. frick that shite.

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I'm almost in the same boat as you. My kids were 9 and 11 when we bought a house with a pool 3 years ago. We use it every weekend. Hell we rarely vacation anymore, my wife will spend 1/2 the day on Saturday laying by the pool reading a book.

It seems like a no-brainer to buy a house with a pool already built because they are expensive as hell and add no resale value. It's like getting the pool for free.

As far as chemicals, I just ran out of chlorine tablets yesterday and looked back on Amazon...I bout a bucket for $100 last March and I usually add 1 gallon of bleach per week. I've spent around $250 for chemicals far an entire year and I only run my pump 7 hours/day. That's not too bad IMO.