Do hot tubs heat up your home value?

When I go on vacation one of the first things to cross my mind is if the hotel has hot tubs. I don’t think about it during my day-to-day life but it somehow becomes prominent when I’m away from home. It occurred to me that having a hot tub installed in a house may encourage the same feelings for prospective home buyers. After all, people are buying into their ideal living situation. Finances may make them tone them down, but they initially have a list of what they want and whittle down from there. So do hot tubs increase home value?

There is no solid answer for the question, but in general the best you can hope for is a total return on investment. They do certainly increase your home value, but not as much as it cost to install. However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t value in the idea. If the house is in a colder climate then the idea of having a hot tub becomes increasingly interesting to a home buyer. Having a hot tub installed to be a tie breaker of sorts between your home and nearby houses that are up for sale can give you an edge on the competition.