If the property you sell is a personal investment, the loss is considered a capital loss. Capital assets are things such as stocks, bonds and investment properties. The loss from this sale will lower the tax bite on your other income. The first thing to do with a capital loss is to use it to reduce gains from other sales. If you lost $10,000 on one sale and made $10,000 on another, the two sales cancel out, meaning you don't owe any taxes for the year.
1 On average, the average pool resurfacing job is going to cost anywhere from $4 to as much as $9 per square foot. 2  The price of resurfacing would also depend on the type of cement, upgraded plaster, stone or pebbles that you will use, as they may be more expensive than the usual plaster.
Draining and refilling, then adding new chemicals will refresh the water in an otherwise undamaged pool. Costs for refilling a pool will vary, but the average water agency charges about $1-$1.50 per 1,000 gallons, so water for a 20,000 gallon pool would be $20-$30.