Peter Aitken wrote:

.... If
resale value is a consideration, be aware that many if not most
serious cooks consider a good outside-venting hood to be an essential
element of a kitchen - myself included! It is extremely unleasant to
have the smell of sauteed garlic or stir-fried Szechuan hot pepper
paste permeatng the rest of the house including the sleeping area!
Also a range, particularly gas, can add a lot of heat to the house -
not good in the summer here in North Carolina! But you never used
your old hood, so maybe your house is laid out so that these things
are not a problem?

Big time dittos and agreement. It would be a foolish child that did not heed
this sound advice.