I am not convinced that a "crash" is coming but something has to stabilize in NE Florida for sure...prices cannot continue on this trend. I

Adding smart home features and aesthetics to make the spaces trendy as well as very livable, they have been a hit with potential buyers at the open houses.

If your main priority right now is strong cash on cash return, one way investors achieve 15% returns is by identifying opportunities in once sleepy regions that are now becoming trendy, or quiet suburbs that have a sudden growth of employment. 

White is trendy and gives a clean look.

I’m looking to for something that will become a trendy, walkable neighborhood, in the next 5 years.

We learned to get feedback investors who tend to like trendy areas rather than what we think is a good investment, or areas that haven't showed up on the collective radar yet.

It takes less than 2 weeks to find a qualified tenant and process them through a rigorous tenant screening process.Even in situations where there will be some re-painting and some renovations, the tenants are just happy to find a secure, good apt in a safe and trendy neighborhood.When I build my Business Plans, Vacancy cost is projected to be ZERO in my investment localities.If a friend or relative invests in a different location, then I look at the asking rent versus the Fair Market Rent (FMR).If the asking Rent is approximately the same as the FMR, then, depending on the vacancy rate of the target area, I would estimate 1 month vacancy allowance.IF the asking Rent is significantly below the FMR in a highly dense locality, then there is no point on adding a vacancy of any significant value.I once had an apt with a FMR of $3k per month.

Use yelp to evaluate the number of trendy eateries 3.

Our rental is in the Tower Grove east neighborhood, which seems to be right on the edge of trendy and dangerous (aka cheap but rising fast...tons of buying, selling, and flipping in the area).

If you can find a trendy area, near food/bars etc will be beneficial.