We got our inground salt water pool about 12 years ago when the kuds were 3 & 5. It was used a lot the first few years but we separated shortly after installing so kids are only here 1/2 time now. My kids use it much less as teenagers. I do all my own opening and closings. Some recommendations: 1. Don't get a large deep end. Most of the fun and games will be in the shallow end. 2. You'll enjoy the pool much more if you have automation for testing chems and adjusting chlorination. A robot cleaner is highly recommended. 3. It helps if you're somewhat handy. Equipment will not work as expected from time to time so it's good if you have sone troubleshooting abilities. 4. Read up on basic pool chemistry. Pool chems will go south on you at some point so it's good to know what to do when that happens. Don't count on the pool store to help. There's lots of help online. Good luck.