One thing in real estate that I always get a kick out of is the ever evolving trends in real estate.  I'm currently selling a home at 21714 Evalyn in the Southwood neighborhood of Torrance and in discussing with the owner how best to prepare the home to be sold, I realized what a difference a generation makes.  In todays real estate world almost everyone is searching for the same thing.....granite kitchen counters, stainless appliances, hardwood floors (the "in" color and wood to be determined weekly).  The owner of Evalyn has been in the home since the early 70's and kept the place in fantastic condition.  It's a bit dated, but in great shape.  In our discussion of how to best attract today's buyers, I had mentioned that we may want to pull up the wall to wall carpeting to reveal the beautiful, and to this day basically untouched, hardwood floors.  Her response was great...."why would anyone want hardwood floors in their house."  Just goes to show that what's in today may be out tomorrow and what's dated today is tomorrow's trend.  We certainly hope that the house sells before buyers are back to searching for wall to wall carpet!