I belive it, I have 2 jobs. My 1st Job i work on pools. I make 60k a year. I am looking forward to buy my home but I dont want a pool. There is maintenance and also the price of chemicals and fixing things.. you have 2 options do yourself or pay someone to do it. Even when your not using it... it cost money. If you don't maintain it. Your talking about mosquitos at the low end and biohazard and water leak at high end
I’ve heard this all my life, pools are a bad investment. I live in Florida and I can most definitely say the homes with pools sell faster and higher than the ones that don’t. I just not seeing ppl taking losses with a pool home. Another thing, I’m not seeing installing a pool being that hard either. All the pool builders have packages similar to new construction home where if you buy the package (range from 30k to 60k) it includes an everything and install takes about 6-9 weeks. Maybe it’s a Florida thing.. I can see up north where a pool can be a headache .
Pools are not financial investments, pools are fun investments. I value all of the pool parties I’ve had with family and friends. I can’t put a price on those memories. Growing up with a pool was also great. Having friends over in the summer to swim all day was memorable. Heating the pool for winter pool parties are fun too. You’ll miss out on a lot of fun if you’re expecting a dollar return on every purchase you make. If you can’t afford a pool, that’s okay, but “pools are bad” logic is silly.
Just started looking at houses 2 weekends ago and found a house we loved this last weekend while touring open houses. Already considering putting an offer on it, but im terrified im moving too fast. Everything checks out on it, brought other people to check it out to make sure i wasnt just wearing rose colored glasses, and no major red flags are popping up. I feel like im ready, but just scary because of how fast its happened
In Arizona I think most us would rather have covered parking than a remodeled dining room haha, it was at the top of my must-haves at least, right next to NO POOL 😂
I’d love to see a video on buying your second house! I used your videos to buy my first house and I have been so happy in it for 5 years. I am completely mystified on how to buy a house and sell a house at the same time though.
Yeah it's hard to not fall head over heels with a good looking house. It's good to hear you confirm my strategy! I don't mind painting, cleaning, flooring, simple stuff.
Hey hey Javi!! What are your thoughts on separating property tax from escrow for a few years until we refinance? The idea is to use our savings to pay property tax at the end of the year, then put our income tax money in our saving to replace what we took out. Then when the time is right to refinance, we add property tax to escrow. In the market to buy my first home and just trying to think of ways to at least make things "feel" more affordable in these unaffordable times. lol
You know what a pool is... it is a hole in the ground you throw your money in - former pool owner
And a MASSIVE liability
I belive it, I have 2 jobs. My 1st Job i work on pools. I make 60k a year. I am looking forward to buy my home but I dont want a pool. There is maintenance and also the price of chemicals and fixing things.. you have 2 options do yourself or pay someone to do it. Even when your not using it... it cost money. If you don't maintain it. Your talking about mosquitos at the low end and biohazard and water leak at high end
I’ve heard this all my life, pools are a bad investment. I live in Florida and I can most definitely say the homes with pools sell faster and higher than the ones that don’t. I just not seeing ppl taking losses with a pool home. Another thing, I’m not seeing installing a pool being that hard either. All the pool builders have packages similar to new construction home where if you buy the package (range from 30k to 60k) it includes an everything and install takes about 6-9 weeks. Maybe it’s a Florida thing.. I can see up north where a pool can be a headache .
Pools are not financial investments, pools are fun investments. I value all of the pool parties I’ve had with family and friends. I can’t put a price on those memories. Growing up with a pool was also great. Having friends over in the summer to swim all day was memorable. Heating the pool for winter pool parties are fun too. You’ll miss out on a lot of fun if you’re expecting a dollar return on every purchase you make. If you can’t afford a pool, that’s okay, but “pools are bad” logic is silly.
Just started looking at houses 2 weekends ago and found a house we loved this last weekend while touring open houses. Already considering putting an offer on it, but im terrified im moving too fast. Everything checks out on it, brought other people to check it out to make sure i wasnt just wearing rose colored glasses, and no major red flags are popping up. I feel like im ready, but just scary because of how fast its happened
In Arizona I think most us would rather have covered parking than a remodeled dining room haha, it was at the top of my must-haves at least, right next to NO POOL 😂
Great job, Mercy!! 🎉
I’d love to see a video on buying your second house! I used your videos to buy my first house and I have been so happy in it for 5 years. I am completely mystified on how to buy a house and sell a house at the same time though.
Do a video on how much a pool costs! That be a great video!
Comments! Javier and Mercy are great!
I'm about to close on my house, but I will say - that diagram at 14:00 is spot on.
Yeah it's hard to not fall head over heels with a good looking house. It's good to hear you confirm my strategy! I don't mind painting, cleaning, flooring, simple stuff.
Good job Mercy
Hey hey Javi!! What are your thoughts on separating property tax from escrow for a few years until we refinance? The idea is to use our savings to pay property tax at the end of the year, then put our income tax money in our saving to replace what we took out. Then when the time is right to refinance, we add property tax to escrow. In the market to buy my first home and just trying to think of ways to at least make things "feel" more affordable in these unaffordable times. lol
Good job Mercy!!
Glad your back to the grind
Good job mercy
Thank you so much for all the great videos. Very educational ❤🎉🎉🎉
Much love to Mercy! ❤
Good job mercy!! 💃🏻
Go Mercy!! 🎉
Good job mercy!
Why not just get an above ground pool? Inground pool is a waste of money
Thank you so much
It would be easier to search a home by household income. More income = better maintenance?
Javier, your videos Keman Kuh. Thank you
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Good job Mercy for bothering your husband to build a stupid pool. Fml
Good job Mercy