I've been lurking here for a while, trying to absorb what I can. I'm at the point where I'd like to begin to get some concrete ideas for cost, etc for putting in a pool.

I am, optimistically, at least 1 year out (maybe more) from being ready to break ground. Knowing this, does it make sense to sit down with a builder/designer and flesh out some ideas? Or would this be unfairly wasting their time? Or is this a normal situation that they're used to dealing with?