I am looking for the pros and cons of doing a semi inground installation, other than cost which I know will be more. We currently have a 24x52" intex ultra frame pool with the intex salt water system. We also live in a neighborhood that is trying to prevent pool installs. They have "allowed" portable pools, obviously a 24' is flirting with not being portable. Anyway, on the other side of the neighborhood a home owner has a semi inground pood and says the HOA has not bothered them.

Other than knowing I need a pool designed for semi inground (or even full inground) installation I don't know anything. Pool at the top of my list is the Radiant Metric round, probably 27 or 30'.

What have others learned from doing this kind of installation? Thank you in advance.