"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> 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've bought properties with and without refrigerators. You ~don't~ have to
provide one as long as all is disclosed, etc. But there is such a thing as
presentation or staging and the better and more complete the house looks
when you are trying to sell it, the more you can get for it.

C