If so, a small floor stove or fireplace.  

My other quadplex  required replacing only 1 HVAC & 1 stove , that was expected.  

I had to replace the Windows (x9) in the whole house, refrigerator, stove, light bulbs, paint, flooring in bedrooms and bathroom, few other miscellaneous things around the home which totaled just under $3,500 for all repairs.

Half Finished Homes:For a home to qualify for conventional financing it needs to be considered livable and it’s missing things like carpet, drywall, plumbing, a stove, it is NOT considered livable.

Our apartment complex had a policy packet that was 16 pages,, included everything , also had a page with moveout cleaning charges like clean the stove was $125.00 , missing blinds were $35.00 for window, 85.00 for patio, clean window were $15.00 each for example.It gave noise requirements, where to dispose of trash, what was acceptable for trash, and listed charge for any large items left like couch was $50.00 to dispose of, mattress $25.00 box spring $25.00 so we were covered if they put any large items out.It covered roommate changes to lease, what a lease buyout fee was, how to pay your rent, how to give proper notice, late fee charges, charges to change lock,, how much lock out charge was to come and open your door. 

So, let a teacher teach, let the police officer police, let the doctor mend, and most importantly to this subject, let the Realtor handle real estate!

The electrican told me that we would need to have the furnace in place, along with the stove, dishwasher and water heater so he could fast-track getting a rough & final at the same time to avoid further theft.  

I squeezed it in & recessed the stove into the old mudroom.Before AFTER

The point of the article was to introduce a thought experiment to help folks who financially suffer under common misconceptions, as millions of aspiring homeowners are romantic about real estate, and spend more than they budgeted for that bigger house or bigger yard, or a chefs stove that is a total and utter SUNK COST, and then justify it by parroting that "Your home is your biggest investment" expression.

And a gas stove needs a bit more care being hooked up.