Thanks for the fast reply. Yeah, that much water loss was my reaction at first too, but my Realtor has a pool and didn't seem to think it was too unusual for Vegas. We have non-stop sunshine, ultra low humidity, and very, very little rain. I moved here in Dec and have seen cloudy days only 3 times, and and a few sprinkles only twice. I was told we get so much sunshine that there are bars that give free drinks anyday the sun doesn't shine, lol.

It could be possible someone tried to drain it when it started turning green, maybe the seller's agent, but that is just a guess. My realtor called and gave someone and earful about it, how it was in the signed agreement that the pool would be maintained, but since the seller is long gone and has no money anyway (lost his job and had to move elsewhere to find work), I'm probably going to have to bite the bullet. If only they had been upfront with us we could have done something sooner, but that is (pool)water under the bridge now.

I have not actually moved in yet as we were there only for the home inspection, and I meant to get names and model numbers of the pool equipment but got sidetracked by the swamp. I even forgot to measure the pool size, and now can't even tell how deep it is, so I'll have to fill out the pool form another time. I'm also currently living some 30 miles away in Boulder City until we get to close on the house, which will be the end of July, so it's quite a drive to get there.

All in all, I'm very happy with getting the house and very thankful that I'm now retired and don't have to worry about losing my job and joining the hundreds of thousands of people across the country who lost their homes to foreclosures. Vegas used to be the foreclosure capital but I think Atlanta now has the title. This time last year there were 125,000 vacant houses here. I still feel bad for the couple who had to give up the house and move to another city to find work, and I wish them well. If the process hadn't taken so long, I would have liked to have offered to buy their furniture and just leave everthing in place as it was very nicely furnished. Would have saved them the hassle of moving plus put cash in their pocket. Short sales take way too long to process and there is no assurance that they won't come back with a much higher price. Had that happen to me already. This was my second attempt to buy a short sale.