Normally I’d push back on this with the idea that “just play with a house cue on a quarter tables”….but then you are spending a dozen dollars a night trying to get better. So let’s just buy a table and put it in the house. But hold up!
I will admit that in some styles of homes or apartments, it really is hard to find a place that can fit a 9 foot table. Let’s say you have a 14x18 ft room so 252 sqft. In Tennessee, you may be looking at $225 a sqft when buying a place.
That winds up being an EXTRA $56,700 on your house cost simply to accommodate a table. Then add the $5k or so to get a gold crown and light moved in and installed. When I bought my first house, I remember thinking I had to have space for a future table but then I realized this cost along with the higher property taxes for a higher appraised house. I don’t have a garage and I don’t really have a yard to build an external space.
So I’ll be playing out of the pool hall occasionally instead of every night.
Here’s the other side of the financial coin… on a bar table: $12 in quarters * 2 days a week * 52 weeks a year * 50 years = $62,400.
While at the pool hall on a 9 foot: $10 an hour * 3 hours a day * 2 days a week * 52 weeks a year * 20 years = $62,400
Just some of the costs that need to be considered in trying to advance your skill.