I inadvertently posted this in the wrong forum. oops...here it goes again.

Hi there. We are considering installing a pool soon, and I can't decide which options are necessary and which are more bells and whistles. There is a possibility we may list our house for sale in the future (three-five years) and we are already slightly "over built" for the neighborhood. I still want to install a pool for our family to enjoy, but I don't want to spend a ton of money that I know we won't get back out of the sale of our home. We have four children ages 3-10 and I want a pool that they can grow into and not get bored with. Our bids have been for a 22'x36' free form (28,000 gallon) pool with standard white or lagoon finish and the base price ranges from $40-44 depending upon depth. Then comes the add ons....8k for salt finished concrete, $5K for aggregate finish, $2,600 for flagstone coping, $2,450 for salt water gold line system, etc etc etc.

I don't want to cheap out on it, but I also don't want to go over the top for things that are nice but not have to haves...

Also, shallow or deep pool? Thoughts? My gut says put in a deep end, but I don't know if it would be a waste of space that went unused.

Thanks!