Pat, I am looking for ideas on the market trend, I got a quite a bit online but need to have some direct contact or info from people in the erea

Yeah this house is located on the edge of a really trendy neighborhood.

You could make it look modern or trendy and do multiple "tiny houses".

We've been removing bathtubs from master bathrooms and enlarging the shower for over 10 years and the trend is only stronger and stronger each year.

@Shane Pearlman ,Not sure I'd call it the end of the suburbs, but I think the trend is alive and well and has been in full effect for years now, especially on the West Coast.  

Baths are the classic pre-war B&W.I was reading that granite is over in the trendy crowd.

The one exception, is at a beach, city or VERY trendy area.

Everyone expects the laundry facility to be covered by rent, so it's not going to work.Besides just water, you also need a dedicated water heater for it, you can't teed off the hot water from a unit, because then that tenant is paying for the electric or gas to heat the water used by everyone.I am not sure it's cost effective, and even if it is, I believe the trend is towards more all inclusive in general. 

North Park is not the safest but definitely a trendy neighborhood.

Here's an interesting article from The Atlantic suggesting that the presence of a Starbucks in a neighborhood is a good predictor of future home appreciation.Personally, I think it's a "chicken and egg" situation in that Starbucks tends to open in areas that are already upscale/trendy or areas that are clearly on their way to being so.