If you can patch it for the time being and just get a few more months out of it, then I definitely would go that route instead of replacing the whole liner and having to leave it.

The problem I see with taking the liner out and then putting the same liner back in is that it has stretched over time with heat from the sun and weight from the water, and I don't think you're gonna be able to get it to stay where you want it in the pool once you get everything lined up. However, I guess it's worth a try and you really won't lose anything except a little money for patches in the process (don't know how expensive it will be to refill the pool in your area).

They do make patches for vinyl pools that are designed to put in underwater. Is the hole small enough that one of those might work, at least temporarily until you sell the house?

Janet