We've lived in this house for 11 years, the 8x4m pool was installed when we bought the house, and we use it twice every day, sometimes more often. No way would we remove it or want a house without a pool - yet we live only 2km from the sea which we also swim in daily when it is calm enough! We find the maintenance easy and not that costly, and certainly wouldn't want a smaller pool like the glorified box many places have.