How to Rent a house with a pool

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Hi,

I never have a rental house with a pool before and I just got a house with a pool.I want to see what do I need in my agreement for the pools.

Is there a way to push all the maintenance of the pool to tenants.

Thank you so much for your helps

Aaron McKinley · Answer

I recommend you hire a pool company to service the pool at least 1x a month. Build this cost into your rental price or enjoy the loss on your taxes. Either way by having a professional company maintain the pool it will save you thousands in deferred maintenance by poor tenants. And trust me NO one wants to maintain a pool. Especially renters.

Aaron

Bryan Loveless · Answer

I was renting a house with a pool a few years ago, from owners that lived out of state. The lease stated that the owners were to maintain the pool, which they did through a company they hired to do the work. However, this company rarely did anything but show up and fool around for 15 minutes, and the pool was almost always green and murky. We were rather upset about this, as the rent for this home was at least a couple hundred bucks higher than it would have been without the added perk of having a private pool. We would constantly send pictures of the pool to the landlord with formal complaints, and for his sake, he did seem to care, but he could not ever get the problems resolved. After a few months he switched pool companies, but they still took advantage of him. We would go out and complain to the pool cleaners that we were sending pictures to the owners and that they needed to do the job right, but it never made any difference. In the end, it severely strained our relationship with the owners, as we felt we were owed at least a discount in rent for the inability to enjoy a major amenity that attracted us to the property in the first place. The owner disagreed, and didn't discount anything, and we moved out at the first chance possible on pretty negative terms. I'm pretty sure the crappy work by the pool companies may have also damaged his filtration system. I drove by a few months later and he had renovated the property and listed it for sale. He had tons of rentals, so this one must have really upset him in order to make him want to sell it. Just a heads up. When you pick your pool company (Which you should) make sure they do a good job.

Jon Holdman · Answer

I've had a house (residence, not rental) with a pool.  I'll think twice before ever doing that again.  Maintenance is a BIG hassle, expensive, and on-going.  I would be astounded if a tenant did it properly.  In your shoes, I'd pay a pool service to take care of it.

Robert Steele · Answer

I've had 4 pools and they are all money pits. Don't buy a rental with a pool! They will eat your cash flow faster than you can say "the water's fine, jump on in".

I am down to one rental with a pool. The fact that the others had pools was a big factor in selling them. Not the only factor but a big factor.

For the one I have I hire out the pool maintenance (chemicals only and filter clean) and split the cost with the tenant 50/50. I make sure the co. gets paid and invoice the tenant for their share. Not sure why I do it this way. Could just as easily factor it into the rent.

Bryan Loveless · Answer

Just make sure that you stop by and check in on the condition of the pool and pool equipment regularly, especially if the tenant's will be handling paying for it. I would suggest getting the scheduled maintenance from the pool company and making sure you stop by right after they come each time to make sure everything looks perfect when it is supposed to be at it's cleanest. That way the tenants can't blame the pool guys on being lazy if it's something they are responsible for, and you can be sure to identify any equipment issues as quickly as possible. Good luck

Sohrab Khosravi · Answer

Thank you so much for all of you replay.I will get a company to clean the pool and charge a tenante for this servise.I will update hows evrything goes.

Thank you

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