You're on a pool discussion forum... what do you think they're going to say? I bet if you go to boatforum.com (or whatever) you get a different opinion. Kidding aside... I actually bought my house with the inground "swamp" included. My wife and I mucked it, I tested the equipment and lines, did some serious cleanup and repairs and we had someone drop in a liner. A couple years later I don't regret $1 of the 4 thousand plus or minus we spent on the restoration. I have three kids 5, 8, and 10 and they are in it almost every day. It is a little work but thanks to this extremely knowledgeable and helpful group it has become quite painless. I'm now looking for a boat that I can buy cheap and fix up like new. You just have to pick what you think you and you family will get the most out of. You don't get full return on either a boat or a pool. I will tell you this much, I have never decided not to get in the pool for an hour or two because I didn't feel like hooking it up and dragging it off to the lake. Good Luck!!