Gomer - was the main reason for selling your old house the pool?
No. It was 1 (relatively minor) reason out of 4 or 5 reasons. Ultimately, we just weren't as happy there as we thought we would be when we bought it. It was nearly 3 acres, there was the pool, and it was a 50+ yr old house. We have 2 kids (10 and 8) that both do extracurricular activities. Between their school, my son's baseball, my daughters gymnastics and horseback riding, I was spending every spare moment I had doing yardwork, cleaning the pool, or general "upkeep" on an old house......and there still weren't enough hours in the day.
We gave it a year and decided "this isn't for us", so we bailed. Fortunately, we got a good deal on it and the market improved over that year, so we made a pretty good bit on it. We love the house we're in now, so it all worked out. "The Lord works in mysterious ways"
