They also prefer their lifestyle amenities, including shopping, dining, entertainment, and fitness, within close proximity or even on site. 

No stories of poor maintenance or vermin will be entertained.

Believe me, you will find you have MANY more friends when the work is done, and the pool is clear and cool with some frosty drinks at hand.If I were to do it over, I would only go with a one-piece fiberglass unit. then all you have to worry about is the water table rising and your pool pops out of the ground (although that happens to concrete pools too).In spite of all that, if you love poolside life, and like to entertain, it makes for a great summer.

You can always try to negotiate but the seller has no obligation to entertain your offer.If you withdraw for a lower offer you have to be willing to walk as you are then not in contract.

And then the younger single military member that usually wants to bunk up with some friends to reduce the cost of rent since BAH isn't that much for lower ranks, which care more about entertainment and big bedrooms for everyone.

Ie you have nothing being spent on entertainment (no meals out, no coffee) on insurance for either home.How long is it expected before your wife's business starts making money otherwise she is working for free and that is not good. 

So unless your lease is for 'entertainment value only," you need to enforce it. 

Don't have the time to do the rehab, or else I would probably entertain keeping it.

There is a designated zone near the stadium or what they call the "entertainment zone" 

Large bonus space, an entertainers dream.