New Oven: $500. New Wall: $3,000
One of the stealth issues for prospective home Buyers is the old-but-still functioning wall oven — often times, two of them.
The risk, which rises with the oven’s age: that the model has been discontinued, and there’s not a same-size replacement.
When that’s the case, the fix isn’t just a new wall oven eventually, but frequently, expensive demo(lition) and new, custom cabinetry as well.
Buyer Strategy
Buyers looking at a home with such a Kitchen should make sure that the current oven is in good working condition.
Assuming it checks out, they’d be wise to get a home warranty that covers not just repair but replacement as well.
P.S.: Of course, there’s seldom just one very dated appliance in a Kitchen.
When the entire Kitchen is dated and priced accordingly (presumably, in anticipation of remodeling), the issue goes away.
