Caved in Pool??!!!

**sellingoldhouse** · 11-05-2009, 10:16 AM

We are selling my Mother's house. It has not been updated in years and years. We don't have the money to refurbish it. There is ugly old wall paper all over the house.There is a caved in swimming pool in the backyard. It was there for 30 years and it caved in 4 years ago.
We never filled it in because we figure we were going to sell the house anyway.
Are we in trouble?
The house is in great town on a great street at the end of a culdesac.

**Chrisopher Moltisanti** · 11-05-2009, 11:13 AM

Do you mean, with the condition the pool is in and the fact that it sounds like your mom's property is dated? No trouble at all really. Anticipate prospective buyers balking at the caved in pool when you go to show it of course. Get some wallpaper remover and remove the old wallpaper and paint the walls a neutral color, get rid most of the dated furniture (unless you think some buyers would appreciate, authentic furniture that's in good condition), if possible, freshen the place up a bit and that'll fix that problem. Not much you can do about the pool so expect buyers to offer 10% less than your asking due to that caved in pool.

Good luck.

CM

**sellingoldhouse** · 11-05-2009, 11:41 AM

Originally Posted by Chrisopher Moltisanti

Do you mean, with the condition the pool is in and the fact that it sounds like your mom's property is dated? No trouble at all really. Anticipate prospective buyers balking at the caved in pool when you go to show it of course. Get some wallpaper remover and remove the old wallpaper and paint the walls a neutral color, get rid most of the dated furniture (unless you think some buyers would appreciate, authentic furniture that's in good condition), if possible, freshen the place up a bit and that'll fix that problem. Not much you can do about the pool so expect buyers to offer 10% less than your asking due to that caved in pool.

Good luck.

CM

The pool is totally caved in. It has the top on the pool.
There is simply too much old ugly wall paper for us to take it all down and paint it. We will probably keep it up. Is that a mistake? It is in almost every room in the house. It's a nice house and a great location. It's just very outdated.

**Chrisopher Moltisanti** · 11-05-2009, 12:01 PM

No, not really "a mistake". It's just from what I've read, I understand, there's a lot of work and stuff. Ok, but, what's a good location to you, might not be a good location to prospective buyers. I.e. - I don't want to live on a golf course. Other people may. I don't want to live in a city or see or smell or hear my neighbors: I personally like acreage and solitude. Others may not. If there's too much work, ok, but then don't be surprised when a buyer comes in and says to you: "Well, we like it but, there's lots of renovations and....." and then they make you an offer 20% less now than your asking price because the place is dated AND the pool's gonna have to be fixed or filled in so it's not an eyesore. The less work for a prospect, the better your chances are getting what you're asking.....

CM

**sellingoldhouse** · 11-06-2009, 05:20 AM

Understood. But we simply don't have the funds to clean up the house.

**Moore** · 11-06-2009, 06:36 AM

The thing that you should work is to repair everything and to clean all the rooms as i understand that the house is in a very good place. Besides, if you wish to sell the house good, it should be in good condition.