Wow thanks for all the fast responses.
I did a quick search today and it seems that the vast majority of homes to buy come with a washer and dryer so it seems like I will be selling something in about a years time.
@seemsright I really appreciate your perspective here. I'm certainly over the house is your biggest asset myth stuff. All of our friends bought 7 years ago right after they got married and we continue to be the odd ducks who paid off debt and saved up a full emergency fund first. I just got done reading Set for Life by Scott Trench and I took away a lot from it. After talking family dreams/goals with my wife, we are going to try the house hack to hopefully get rid of or greatly reduce that big expense for a time in our life.
I am leaning towards buying an older used machine and then selling it for probably close to the same amount we paid for it ( like how MMM talks about using Craiglist to temporarily store things he isn't using : )
Thanks again, everyone. I'm close to reading every blog post from the beginning and looking forward to diving more into the forums now!