@Andrea-Kate,
Do you need a permit to put a wood burning stove in the house?
How about a chimney? Some areas are very strict about the connection between wood burning items and the chimney.
The best place to buy one is close to your area as problems can happen.
It has to be from a firm which also can take over all the installments.
First find out about all the rules and regulations in your area.
Friends of mine have an open fireplace. With the new rules and regulations regarding pollution they can only use it five days a month and 8 hours all together. That is about 1 1/2 hour per day for five days. Simply because the chimney does not have the modern filters.