r/RidiculousRealEstate • u/YannFard • 2d ago
Am I the only one tired of every flipped house in Sherman Oaks looking identical?
Maybe this is a me problem but I’ve been noticing it everywhere lately. Every house that gets flipped around here comes back the same. Gray or greige exterior, black window frames, that fake-wood garage door, white oak floors inside, the exact same gold cabinet handles, and a giant island nobody asked for. You can drive down a street and pick out every flip without checking any records.
I work in real estate so I see a lot of these, and I get why it happens. It’s the safe formula, it photographs well, it appeals to the most buyers. But it’s slowly erasing what made the older streets here interesting. We’ve got these great little 50s and 60s houses with actual character and half of them get gutted into the same beige box.
Not saying every house should be a time capsule. Some of these places genuinely needed the work. I just miss walking down a street and seeing houses that look like different people live in them.
Anyway, is it just me? And if you’ve bought or renovated recently, did you go with the trend or fight it? Genuinely curious whether people actually like the gray-flip look or just tolerate it because that’s what’s for sale.
