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Answers (10)
- mikenelisa
- Contributions:5
Thank you
- sunnyview
- Contributions:25139
City of Woodland is going to nickel and dime you until you appeal your taxes. A pool on resale will add less than 10K in most areas of NorCal that I follow.
My advice, put the pool in if you plan to stay and will get that much enjoyment out of it and pay the $400 for an appraisal to appeal your taxes. The assessor will keep squeezing you and everyone else in Yolo until they taxpayers finally take their cases to the local appeals Board with facts in hand. much of NorCal is in that same boat right now.
My advice, put the pool in if you plan to stay and will get that much enjoyment out of it and pay the $400 for an appraisal to appeal your taxes. The assessor will keep squeezing you and everyone else in Yolo until they taxpayers finally take their cases to the local appeals Board with facts in hand. much of NorCal is in that same boat right now.
- Appraisal guy
- Contributions:120
If you are buying a home with a pool
Your best value is to find a home with a well cared for in-ground swimming pool. There is a high probability that you will not have to pay the full cost of the swimming pool, but you'll get to enjoy it.If you are selling your home with an in-ground swimming pool
You'll have a better chance of selling your home if:1. Your lot is large enough to offer an in-ground pool without taking up the entire yard with the swimming pool
2. If your swimming pool is well maintained
3. If your pool offers a fence or cover to prevent drowning
If you are refinancing your home
You'll have a better chance of refinancing:1. If the pool is properly maintained and looks good
2. If the pool is fenced off for safety
3. If you did not take out a loan to build the pool and you think that the pool will increase the value of your home. In most every case, the cost of the pool in colder climates will be much more than what you'll get for the value of your pool.
- wetdawgs
- Contributions:26854
Tax assessor's evaluation of value vs actual buyers' evaluation of value have often been at odds. Sorry your city wants to extract another pound of flesh.
- mikenelisa
- Contributions:5
I am not moving out of my house, so I do not care about the price it will add. The concern is the city trying to get another penney for taxes. We added a Patio Cover two years ago and then they sent us a bill for added
value to the home, a supplemental tax. My home keeps dropping in value, so I am trying to get an idea of what to send back to them by replying my house is not worth the tax base the city has on the house. I will be in this house the next 30 years and the pool being added to the home is what we wanted. I am just tired of the city trying to use every excuse to suck a dime out of us for all of the improvements we are doing and my house has not gone up in value at all.
value to the home, a supplemental tax. My home keeps dropping in value, so I am trying to get an idea of what to send back to them by replying my house is not worth the tax base the city has on the house. I will be in this house the next 30 years and the pool being added to the home is what we wanted. I am just tired of the city trying to use every excuse to suck a dime out of us for all of the improvements we are doing and my house has not gone up in value at all.
- Cindy Quinton, "Cindy Quinton"
- Contributions:1334
The way I personally look at a pool is that if you want it, can afford it, and your family will benefit from it, THEN it is worth paying for. But it is usually a wash on an investment, about like a boat or camper (or even vacation).
I really think people who have suffered a loss on the value of their homes should be fighting harder with their assessor to get their taxation in line with the real value. It really seems like a lot of folks are still having to pay taxes on what their house USED to be worth, and that is not fair!
However, I wouldn't just take Zillow's zestimate at face value, it could be off either way.
- Jeanne Feenick, "TopNJAgent"
- Contributions:149
All depends on buyer preferences and demand - a local agent can tap the data to show whether a pool draws a a premium over properties without one. In my market, a pool is of value only to those that want one, to those that don't it has no value. Put simply, if a buyer wants a pool, your home will be one that is considered, if not, then it is off the list. You can see that it is a feautre that can affect your buyer pool, no pun intended, and in that way value.
- Vince Curtis, "SoCal Appraiser"
- Contributions:4702
Given your areas values, not very much, maybe $10K... How much is the assessor saying its added value is ?
- mikenelisa
- Contributions:5
Thanks for the quick response. I live in Woodland California and a concern is the City of Woodland stating I have added value to my home. I will have to pay supplemental tax or a tax. My home is underwater. I owe 395k and it is valued per Zillow at 311k.
- Greg Von Herzen, GRI,MCNE, "vhproperties"
- Contributions:1427
Depends on the area and local tastes. A 35k pool in Seattle is unlikely to bring a ROI vs. a pool in Southern California. Check the comps on homes in your area that have pool vs those without and see what the difference is in final sales prices. That will be the most accurate indicator as long as the homes are too different.
how much does a 35k pool add to your home
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