Native plants is a great idea though, trendy enough sound to put in the listing too!

As others have mentioned, the trend is towards internet not walking into firms.

The convert a 3/1 to a 2/1/ or 2/2 Strategy, is probably best in trendy areas where young couples without children would want to buy. 

I bought some new construction rental houses with those.. and I HIGHLY recommend them.. but I think that was a fad from 15 years ago.. if your looking to retail I would get feedback from very good retail brokers who will help with what your AREA thinks is hot and trendy.. keep in mind this is all highly regional whats neat and common in Indy is not in Charleston and LA is different than the Pac Nor West.. etc etc.

Literally all the houses now are behemoths, which I guess started because with the housing boom my town became a trendy small town with good schools.

The trend is your friend. 

If you are in more of a trendy area, you can experiment w/ colors.If you are in a more conservative neighborhood, then stick w/ white.But, at the end of the day, the buyer can always paint cabinets, and should not end up being a determining factor on a sale. 

Close to downtown in Tucson could mean terrifying or trendy hip, depends on the exact location.

I'm in an area of small New England towns, with a few small city areas steadily attracting young professionals and becoming trendy. 

How much cash flow gets eaten up every 5-10 years repainting to trendy colors?