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32 >> OUR HOUSE SUMMER 2017 DoMinion LEnDing CEntRES in the past it was the basement, bathroom and kitchens where you'd get your money back, but the hot housing market, at least in toronto and Vancouver, have changed the dynamics. People now want to put their own stamp on a home. "A lot of the time people over-customize for a potential buyer, not realizing that a lot of buyers who come in, myself included, would rather have an untouched home that i can come in and put my personal style on it, do my own thing and get it for a lower price and a faster closing than buy a home that's pre-renovated," Baeumler says. Baeumler recommends people really research the market around them and look at their own circumstances if they want to renovate. He urges people to spend their money on the permanent items that affect the long-term value of the house rather than cosmetics. "i always tell people… i think everybody at their root understands what should be done to their home versus what they want to do," he says. i'm starting to see more and more consumers who are going to buy a house and that's the stuff they're looking for. they want to know when they come in, they want to see a " If you're in business and you've done your homework and you've put the hours in, it'S cRitically impORtant tO HavE a lEnding paRtnER OR a lEnding SOlUtiOn pROvidER you can lean on in times of need. " (4) Si EntERtAinMEnt, ALAMY