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Answers (7)
- Sally English, "Sally English"
- Contributions:387
Pools have become a liability in the sale of most Atlanta Georgia homes. I agree with the previous poster who said it limits the number of buyers willing to consider your home for purchase.
Sally English
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- Libby Manville, "Exceedin Expectation"
- Contributions:15
It's not so much as what value it adds to the property when selling a home with a pool but the decrease in the number of people willing to even look at your property because it has a pool. The increase in utilites, safety issures, the list goes on. Most places in Atlanta are swim/tennis communities so you loss "demand" in the economics 101 supply / demand equation.
The above is assuming the typical house in Metro Atlana.
Good luck!
The above is assuming the typical house in Metro Atlana.
Good luck!
- Wanda Britton, "Wanda Britton"
- Contributions:7
In most cases the value is minimal, unlike places like Florida and Claifornia, where pools are in high demand almost a necessity, Atlanta's market does not demand pools. The majority of pool homes I've come across in the Metro Atlanta area were filled, or covered.
- Tom Lynch, "tlynch26"
- Contributions:304
It really depends on the house, and the location. A million dollar property without a pool would likely benefit from the addition of a pool, but a modest home in a modest neighborhood would not. Ask a realtor friend in the Atlanta area for advice on your home.
Good luck.
Tom Lynch
Associate Broker, Massachusetts and New York
Berkshire Property Agents
Great Barrington, Massachusetts 01230
Good luck.
Tom Lynch
Associate Broker, Massachusetts and New York
Berkshire Property Agents
Great Barrington, Massachusetts 01230
- Stephanie McGarity, "Stephanie McGarity"
- Contributions:49
I have a home under contract that has a $90K pool. The "value" is that people who looked at the house wanted a pool and the went under contract in a little over 30 days but the eventual sales price did not reflect the money that was spent building the pool.
- RichardReid
- Contributions:197
It's pretty close to $0 in most cases. Pools are simply not in demand in Atlanta the way they are somewhere like Florida. I've seen people buy homes with pools in Atlanta and fill them in to avoid the maintenance and liability.
In an area like Florida, you might see appreciation beyond the full cost of a new pool, and most homes are expected to have them.
In Atlanta, they simply don't demand a premium.
In an area like Florida, you might see appreciation beyond the full cost of a new pool, and most homes are expected to have them.
In Atlanta, they simply don't demand a premium.
- sunnyview
- Contributions:25139
Less than $7,000. Some buyers will cross it off their list entirely since they don't want to deal with expense of upkeep, extra insurance cost or drowning hazard for small children.
In the Atlanta metropolitan area how much added value does a pool add to the selling price of a home
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