"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
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> 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?
>
> I think it's dependent on location. There are areas of the
> U.S. where almost all houses sold have a refrigerator in them.
> But I would think even in those areas, the average buyer would
> not care if one isn't there.
>
> I might check with a local realty agent or two and see what
> they think.
>
> Steve

I agree with Steve about the realtor. See what SC law 'requires' you to
leave. Here in PA we had to leave a stove, but not a fridge, but did
anyway. Get outside advice from more than one realtor and go with the
consensus. Don't let your brother bamboozle you into something you don't
see a need for. If the realtor(s) tell you that leaving a fridge is not
important, have it put in writing that the cost of a new one comes out of
your brother's share of the inheritance not jointly shared by all of
you.....this may change his mind. Have you considered selling it as
investment property? My BFF (today's her 25th Anniversary - Love ya lots,
Lar) lives in Bluffton and they and a few other of their friends own
'investment' homes besides the one's they live in. If that is the case,
whoever buys it will gut it and do it in their own taste, so a fridge would
be a waste of money. Snow birds from up this way like the option of renting
instead of buying, and the locals use the property as an additional income.
Good luck.
-ginny