Should wood stove be removed?

[Dave Charron]

So I just made an offer on a hud home to rehab and flip. It has a wood stove that was installed when they converted the garage to another living room. Should i leave it in place or remove it? Keep in mind this is in a suburb of Syracuse,NY so winters are very cold here! Also I would call this a somewhat low end neighborhood (not a war zone) with ARV being around $80-$85K when complete.