Example, putting granite counters in a neighborhood that doesn't warrant them.

First floor features living room with wood burning fireplace, formal dining room, kitchen with granite countertops, SS appliances, full bath with beautifully tiled shower, hardwood flooring and recessed lighting.

First floor features living room with wood burning fireplace, formal dining room, kitchen with granite countertops, SS appliances, full bath with beautifully tiled shower, hardwood flooring and recessed lighting.

Purchase price: $270,000We ended up replacing the kitchen countertops with granite, replacing the water heater, and painting some of the walls before leasing it out.

Seriously though, I know white cabinets, dark wood trim, white painted brick (a cardinal sin to paint brick anyway IMO so good riddance there), glass block bathrooms, Tuscan kitchens, brass hardware, reclaimed wood, Edison bulbs, furniture and fixtures made out of black pipe and distressed wood, interior sliding barn doors, pastels, too much granite, chevron patterns, whicker furniture, etc. have all been way overdone recently and are on their way out now, and brightly painted cabinets are in, but beyond that I’m not sure what the “next” design trends are currently.

Before moving out we replaced 75% of the flooring and put in granite countertops and tile backsplash in the kitchen.

For instance, if all apartments in your market are using granite countertops and vinyl flooring, you don't want to install marble countertops and brand new hardwood floors. 

Someone stole granite counters one time.

New granite in the bathrooms, toilets, sinks, and fixtures.

They were the very first tenants to live in the townhouse after we purchased it and did a complete rehab including new wood flooring (destroyed & scratched), new base boards and trim (chewed & scratched by their dog), new granite counters (stained), new appliances (all dinged & scratched), all new light fixtures (electrical not working & light bulbs removed), newer carpet (horribly stained, smells like cat urine when no cat was approved & torn), new paint (holes kicked through in multiple places), doors have holes kicked through, door handle on sliding door ripped off, etc.