Foreclosed Home Sells - Get a Rope for the Fish!
Saturday May 10, 2008
Thanks to Realtor.org for a short article that illustrates an entirely new way to look at "feeding on the misfortune of others." In warm weather markets with high foreclosure rates, it seems that a fish, the Mosquitofish or Gambusia affinis, is being used in swimming pools to control the insect problem until the home sells.
I particularly like the statement that, in some areas, the agencies that placed the fish will also come back and "round them up." I've visualized a netting process, but it seems like draining the pool to catch them would be easiest...so why didn't we drain it in the first place?
They do this in CA, too. The reason they don’t drain the pool is because the water keeps the pool in the ground.
Elizabeth:
Thanks for the education. I’ve lived in a few places, but never bumped into leaving a pool filled to keep it in place.
Then again, I’ve never had a pool, so it may just be an experience thing.:)
Jim
Pools need the weight of the water pushing against the sides and bottom of the pool to keep it in place and to avoid cracking. Cleaning a dirty pool is better than repair.