On site visit is a must!

Depend on how long the build has been on the market or the type of person lived there before a short sell/foreclose house maybe in bad shape. See photo for two different house I visited.









A damage ceiling is not so bad, compare to molds..






of course it looks bad, but the root cause is probably a old leaky roof which can be fix.



next time I'll provide a list a simple check list of things to look for. Remember what you "see" may not be the true value of the property. If you know a contractor he maybe able to quote you the price to fix it up.