On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:58:53 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>On Tue 25 Nov 2008 10:11:13a, James Silverton told us...
>
>> George wrote on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:03:36 -0500:
>>
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>> Lynn from Fargo wrote:
>>>>> On Nov 25, 10:04 am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> There's nothing wrong with it! That's sort of my point
>>>>>> We can sell the house with the existing refrigerator. I
>>>>>> don't see the need to buy a brand new one. People like to
>>>>>> decorate in their own way. I say get rid of the ridiculous 1985
>>>>>> wallpaper and slap on some paint. There's no point
>>>>>> doing a major redecoration job and no point in buying a new
>>>>>> refrigerator. Unless he just wants to pay for it out of his
>>>>>> own pocket
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>> ==============================================
>>>>>
>>>>> A lot, too, depends on the market value of the house. If it
>>>>> is what they call around here a "starter house" and likely
>>>>> to be bought by a first time home owner, You really need to leave
>>>>> SOME kind of refrigerator. Very few couples or
>>>>> families who have been renting can afford to drop nearly
>>>>> $1000 for a new refrigerator. You're right, Ditch the old
>>>>> wall paper and paint (off white) I'd replace carpet before I
>>>>> replaced appliances! Lynn in Fargo
>>>>
>>>> This is definitely not a "starter house". Everyone who lives
>>>> here is retired. (I think I'm probably the youngest person
>>>> living here and I'm 48). It's a golfing community. The house
>>>> is on an island of the coast of SC.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>
>> I suppose customs differ in different parts of the country but I have
>> absolutely never heard of someone trying to sell a house without a
>> working refrigerator (or stove, incidentally!)
>>
>>
>
>In some cities/states, it’s required to have a stove. I don’t know if
>there’s any such requirement anywhere for refrigerators.


I think it was (maybe still is) a requirement for a FHA loan to have a
stove. Nothing said about stoves.