I just bought a house and here's my take, from the buyer's perspective. Keep in mind I'm a single male buyer. Every house I looked at that had been recently remodeled I ultimately passed up because something, or many things, were done in a way I wasn't particularly fond of...and I know I wouldn't want to "redo" a recent remodel. I DID however, like the fact that those remodeled homes were selling for much less than it would cost me to buy a fixer upper and pay for someone to do the actual fixing up. Meaning the previous owner wasn't getting a dollar for dollar return on the remodel. The exceptions I saw to that were houses with recently updated mechanicals (furnace, A/C, roof, WINDOWS) and maaaaybe kitchen/bath updates. Of course there were also houses that were in dire need of work selling rock bottom, I didn't touch those.
So...in my market, which has 80-100 year old homes, many first-time buyers that are young professional couples with 1-2 children (which may be totally different than other markets), I determined it would be better financially and emotionally to sell a house needing work rather than one recently remodeled.
What I ultimately did: Bought a house with recent mechanical updates that the inspector described as "dated but maintained". I plan to continue to "maintain" the house well and slowly update the kitchen/bath (with better quality stuff...not just newer and continue improving landscaping (I think this helped move a lot of houses I looked at) and eventually put a new roof on (with solar). I looked at dozens of houses and this is what I found would get me the best "bang for my buck" in terms of enjoyment, minimal headaches and 5-10 year investment appreciation.
