Selling your home with your fridge, washer, and dryer makes the home move in ready. This can facilitate your sale. Here’s why…
There’s something we refer to in the business as payment rich and cash poor. That is people who can afford to finance your home but do not have cash to purchase anything after. This type of buyer requires a move in ready home. A home with all the appliances, and no mechanical issues not only at purchase but after as well. Additionally, move in ready homes are universally appealing to all buyers on the market. Most everybody wants to move and not think about buying appliances or fixing mechanical issues.
For this reason, I recommend leaving a set of appliances behind. Additionally, offering a complementary home warranty with the sale of your home. This home warranty assures the buyer that any mechanical defects such as faulty AC, defective hot water tank, broken dish washer, etc will be taken care of by the home warranty company with no financial consequences. It costs you as a seller around $550 to offer a home warranty and most buyers request you pay for one anyways.
Offering the appliances and warranty up front means you can offer those things buyers are asking for anyways. As always, check with your spouse first because as they say, happy wife, happy life! Us guys, well the beverage fridge can go.