"Gloria P" > 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. 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
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>
> I agree. If the fridge is less than 20 years old, I'd leave it and agree
> to replace it only if it was a deal closer to a serious buyer.
>
> FWIW, when my late inlaws (second marriage for both) died off, his son
> insisted we had to spend $10-15K having all the wallpaper stripped in
> their beautiful traditional CT Valley colonial home and paint everything
> white because his friend, a realtor, said so. I maintained that anyone
> looking at that house in that neighborhood wouldn't be put off by very
> classic wallpaper. The house sold in less than a week with the original
> wallpaper, to a couple who pretty much gutted the place (including the
> original custom kitchen cabinets) and redid it to THEIR taste, which
> included dark wallpaper and dark paint. It would have been a complete
> waste to have covered everything in white.
>
> The same goes for carpeting. If you must, include a carpeting allowance
> to sweeten the deal, but for goodness sake don't re-carpet unless the old
> carpet is badly trashed. Carpet color is a very individual choice.
>
> Good luck in selling the house. Retirement and recreation areas don't
> seem to be feeling the housing pinch like both modest homes and McMansions
> are. They are still selling $12m condos in Vail. SLowly,
> but surely.
>

Perhaps Jill and her brother might consider waiting a while before tackling
issues of this nature. There hasn't even been a funeral yet. Surely their
minds and hearts are clouded now by deep grief.