Fisher Grandma Bear

Unless the owners specifically request the stove or Minnesota has some law requiring it stay . . . I would take it . . . otherwise it's a $2,000 or so bonus for the new owners -- whether they keep it and heat or yank it out and sell it. Typically -- at least here in Maine -- any time the buyer wants the existing appliances -- stove, refrigerator, washer, woodstove, etc. -- it is written into the contract and allowances are often made for the "extras".

Of all the things you can find on the net I could not find someone who sells a cardboard wood stove mock up that you could use for staging, ahh well, I agree take the IR with you.

You can find stove pipe caps at Home Depot or Lowes.

I took my Isle Royale with me when I moved. Turns out that a lot of people buying houses don't want wood stoves and that the house was much easier to sell with the wood stove gone (according to the realtor). In my case, I had the stove and chimney moved by the dealer that I bought the stove from. I had the ceiling patched with dry wall and had the roof repaired by my roofer. I came out way ahead, and the house sold quickly with the stove gone.

If you do decide to take your stove with you I think it's best if you can remove it from the house before you start showing it to prospective buyers. Once someone sees something in a house they often claim they want it, if for no other reason than to use it as a bargaining chip. If they don't see it then you avoid all that business. By leaving the chimney in place and covering the opening you can use that as a selling point by saying, "The house is already set up for a woodstove if you want to put one in. You'll save over a $1000 with the flue liner already in place."