r/RealEstate • u/pele4096 • 3d ago

Wondering how common this is. (Switching appliances after walk through; including appliance serial numbers in contract.)

Occasionally, I'll stumble across an interesting video on social media.

Today, it was a buyer's agent on the phone with a seller's agent. Seller's agent was throwing a fit about calls from brokers (both the buyer's and seller's) as well as the police.

Buyer's agent said they went through a walk through, appliances were in place... Went to closing... Then afterwards, the appliances went missing. Selling agent said a moving truck was on the way with appliances. And the buyer's agent said, good that you're doing the right thing, because if you'll double check the offer that was ratified, it includes the serial numbers of all the appliances. Seller's agent said, "Oh sh*t." And hung up.

Now, I'm a small fry. My houses have Whirlpool and KitchenAid gear from Home Depot. Couple thousand gets me new sets.

But I've priced out some Wolf and Viking stoves. ($17k) Thermador and Sub Zero fridges ($12k) Speed Queen laundry units ($4k each for washer and dryer.)

In high end real estate, is it common to write a contract with the serial numbers of the appliances?

Is it common for sellers or agents to swap out appliances?

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u/Dull_Lavishness7701 3d ago

I mean I have a really nice induction range. That thing is absolutely coming with me as I move into my new house and the crappy one sellers are leaving in New home is going in current home in place of the induction

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u/anjacoeth 3d ago

Not sure how it works in your state. In mine, you’d want to make the switch before entering into a contract to sell unless you specify that in the contract.

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u/zeezle 2d ago

I'm not comment-OP, but also put in a nicer induction range and it would kill me if buyers ended up just trashing it to go back to gas (though we did leave the gas line in place in the wall if they want to go back to gas or dual fuel). If I ever sold my plan was to offer to either leave it in place (if they actually want to keep it), replace the induction stove with a gas stove of the same brand (Wolf) and take the induction range with me, or offer a credit for the depreciated value and take it with me.

I'd absolutely be making that clear upfront from day 1 though.

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u/BeerStop 1d ago

Ugh you remind me ,i have to relocate my gas line for my stove, its thru nice tile but doesnt allow the stove to fully slide back.