When you have it fixed, you could have a sturdy steel post or two put in the ground next to it to protect it and mark it

It was frustrating so now I book 10-15 people in a slot knowing that only 3-5 will actually arrive for a showing.

Go with quartz counters instead of granite. go with a Stainless steel sink since they're easy to clean, you can get stainless steel appliances on the cheap if you wait for a holiday sale.

We started building steel cages around the unit and that stopped them. 

Even though your place was recently remodeled, you could certainly hook up a fancy, new stainless steel range to knob and tube wiring.

You should be able to get a basic rental stainless steel kitchen package in the $1500 to $2000 range.

There is a divot in the glass of our new stove top (my fault for a porcelain steel teapot) and the curtain tie backs keep getting bumped off the wall in one of the queen bedrooms.Other than that, no problems.

Need a solid contractor recommendation who would remove the face brick, replace the steel, and build out new face brick

They are the people that work on the large upright hard structures of steel you see at a petrochemical refinery and associated nitrogen fertilizer plant.  

If you're doing it yourself and can take your time fishing new wire can be done with a minimum of wall work, often just one hole to cut a slot in the cat.