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?

Good heavens no. You can include the old fridge in the sale of the house
and use it as a bargaining chip. If it is in working order and
prospective buyers don't want it, call a charity store and they will
come and pick it up. The buyers may not even be interested in it if they
have their own fridge, and they may not even like the kind you buy.
There is nothing to be gained by buying a new fridge. You won't get back
what you pay for a new fridge. It is a lose-lose proposition.


My mother died last year and we sold her condominium without a fridge or
stove. The fridge went to one brother and the stove went to my other
brother for his son.