jmcquown wrote:
> For some reason my middle brother thinks before we can sell this
> house we need to buy a new refrigerator. He and I were roommates in
> the 1980's and we *rented* a house. It didn't come with a
> refrigerator. I bought one.
> I don't think it's necessary to provide a refrigerator when you're
> selling a house. Just an FYI, this is pretty much a place where
> retirees move. It's not like some 20-somethings (who have absolutely
> nothing to their name) are going to buy the house. People who move
> here are pretty well set and they probably have their own appliances.
> It's not outside the realm of possiblity to throw in the washer and
> dryer and even the fridge when we sell the house. But I don't think
> we should have to provide one. What are your thoughts?
>
> Jill

I expect a house to have a refrigerator. A lot of the time, they are either
built in or so integrated into the kitchen design that it's hard to use a
substitute.

A friend of mine has a property that had been on the market for a long time.
He hired a new realtor, who hired a "stager." He was told, amongst other
things, to buy a new fridge with a certain look. The house sold almost
immediately after being staged, without the price cut that the prior realtor
was pushing. FWIW.