I've always felt like I'm the only woman who isn't on board with this trend. I

I hope that's not going to become a new style trend!  :) I

It is really trendy right now, this open concept. 

hey guys from i'm  brooklyn so here goesif i only have $1000 bucks i'ld buy me 5000 business cards. then i go to the biggest shopping center there is and buy me a pair of comfortable shoes or sneakers. while doing this i would be giving out my cards. with my new sneakers on i would knock on as many foreclosed distressed properties i could get to . walking the neighborhood that you want to invest in is the most effective way to find leads. leads equal money. you will find a deal then wholesale that deal.. and repeat

There are some trendy areas that I love dealing in because of the up side.

The trendy and gentrifying neighborhoods might include Station North, Reservoir Hill, and Woodberry among others.  

The one thing they all had in common, there were all wearing brand new sneakers.

I'm actually interested in repeating this approach with future rentals, as I love to be environmentally friendly and imagine solar panels becoming more trendy in the future. 

@Chris Munichiello quite often gentrification takes place in cities where there's a shortage of prime housing.As many others have mentioned the signs of gentrification I won't repeat but you can look at certain cities across the US that have seen gentrification over the last 20 years to have a better understanding of what your looking at.San Francisco - 1993 and 2003Culver City, CA (part of Los Angeles) - 2010Inglewood, CA - 2017 to PresentPortland - 2003Seattle - 2001Nashville - 2004-2009It's exciting to be part of the gentrification process as you truly do see the trendy coffee shops, the Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, big branded hotels, and trendy housing options being added and developed.I'm experiencing the gentrification process in Inglewood, CA right now and it's great!

But that's a rental and I just felt it was too trendy and in 5 years I'd be the guy trying to rent the outdated gray gloss kitchen.