Your home’s property is one other alternative to increase its residing space. Adding a deck or patio, with room for seating and a built-in or freestanding grill, is a method to create a defined area for out of doors living on a big or small scale. Stain-prone stone countertops, grime-­collecting ornate cupboards, and dust-­catching wall-to-wall carpet used to be symbols of luxury, but today’s homebuyers are extra likely to equate them with extra work. “We name it stress-free living,” says Miguel Berger, president of Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Tech Valley in Albany, N.Y. “The youthful generation in particular …