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Show SHOULD YOUR APPLIANCES MAKE A HOUSEHOLD MOVE? Before you make a household house-hold move across town or across the country, you may want to decide whether or not to move your major appliances. General Electric Company suggests that it needn't be an all-or-nothing decision. Before you decide which appliance will make the move consider the following factors: 1. The older the appliance, appli-ance, the less sense it makes to move it. In addition to the cost of moving it, you may have to pay the cost of replacing it soon, anyway. 2. The farther you move, the more it costs to move the appliance 3. If some working part of the appliance must be bolted down, or if some other service is required before and after the move, these two service calls can significantly increase the total cost of moving the appliance. A. You may make money by selling your old appli- ance belore you move, or by donating it to charity and taking a Lax deduction. 5. Your old appliances may not be compatible with your new kitchen. For example, they may be the wrong color or the refrigerator refrigera-tor door may open on the wrong side. 6. Leaving your appliances appli-ances in your old home may increase its appeal to prospective pro-spective buyers, making your home easier to sell or increasing the selling pnee! Some! i mej it makes good sense to move your major appliances, especially if they 're reasonably new or in good condition Other times, advises GE, you'll profit by selling your old appliance before you move, and buying new ones at your new home. It all depends on your specific circumstances. |
