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There are shower people, and then there are bath people. While these two groups may be able to debate the advantages and disadvantages of having a bathtub in a home from sunrise to sunset, not every home needs a bathtub and some can’t do without.

Even though a bathtub may simply be nice to have, there may be other reasons to include or exclude a bathtub if you are thinking about future resale value and your investment. With luxury showers growing in popularity, homeowners’ needs for tubs are changing.

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Rachel Moussa, founder and Realtor at Blushwood Realty Group in Texas, says that when she first got into he unwritten rule was that there should be one bathtub on each floor that has a bedroom. For two-level homes with bedrooms upstairs and downstairs, there should at least one tub on each floor. We get that.…