Zach,I think it makes sense, taking advantage of any new fad will give you a step ahead in any market.

Is it an easy way to cover up old window trim and scratched doors, or is this just a fad that nobody is going to want in a year?

This is not a time for gimmicks and fads - that time has passed with the real estate bubble.

The overuse of the former and the lack of the latter is what has pushed us into, what the mass media calls the dire straits that this country is in.Remember, this stuff comes and goes.1970's : Poor fiscal policy and management leads to extraordinary interest rates.1980's : Localized job losses lead to heavy housing price drops in certain regions.1990's : Extensive stock market speculation leads to heavy market correction.2000's : Heavy housing speculation follows heavy stock speculation to heavy housing correction.It will always be doom and gloom if you read it that way.Care to guess what the next speculation fad will be?

I've already warn out 2 friends that were going to be part of my "mastermind" [Think and Grow Rich] And then the get an LLC and we'll get you the funding schtick is the new fad cramming in my email.

I can't predict what the economy will do, but I don't see any scenario where STRs are a fad that will fade away into nothing.

Mosaics for me seem to be a passing fad something that when you look at a kitchen you could go hmm yep that was a 2010- 2012 kitchen.

You can pay less if you want texture but I feel like that is a fad.

Meaning they will always be in style no matter what fad is currently happening.

There's also a growing fad of wholesalers contacting who do not even have the house under contract, its like they're trying to mark up deals they find from other wholesalers or flippers.