Thought this was a great post, so I'm "re-blogging" it... In today's real estate market, especially in certain areas - like here in theĀ Houston/Spring/The Woodlands (TX) areas, it's important to think of ways to not only satisfy the Buyer(s) but also keep the income flowing. What I would "Add" to this BlogĀ is: in our market, there are still many homes without pools and many buyers will balk at a home without one - so, consider a Renovation Purchase mortgage. It's a first mortgage that pays off the seller plus puts aside money in escrow for the building of the pool (or (3 comments)