Thankfully, not every buyer has the same taste. There was an old expression that people would use when Baskin-Robbins ice cream stores were in every neighborhood: “That’s why Baskin-Robbins has 31 flavors.” But truth be told, there were always a few flavors that sold the best. The same holds true with what sells houses.
The turn-ons currently are an open floor plan, volume ceilings, and an open-flowing orientation to a rear yard on the same level as the kitchen and family room. Not every home has an open kitchen and adjoining family room, but even when space is more limited, the orientation of public living space opening to the yard is what rocks for most people. People don’t crave a living room or formal dining room as much these days, but they do crave the indoor-to-outdoor flow, which allows for easy entertaining to the vibe of “California lifestyle.”
