I live in the mountains and certainly enjoy a hot tub on a crisp, cloudless, snow-covered night. However, they’re a pain in the ass to own and maintain. Our pr

I live in the mountains and certainly enjoy a hot tub on a crisp, cloudless, snow-covered night. However, they’re a pain in the ass to own and maintain. Our previous rental home had one — I spent more time maintaining it than using it. When we bought our current home 8 years ago, it had an unmaintained broken-down hot tub. I don’t regret ripping it out instead of fixing it. I can always use a hot tub on ski vacations, where someone else can maintain it.