Haveing worked on 2 repoed houses, sadly the owners will do their best to damage the house before its taken from them, like pissing all over the floor upstairs which is usually chipboard which absorbs, urine, the first one the new owbner had washed the floor with bleach the night before , the smell wa horrendous, from the fumes, some of the g/f ceiling s had to be replaced as well, also the second the residents had partially rewired , or cut certain wiores, so the whole thing needed rewiring, what you get is what you see, so expect to replace everyhing, and budget accordingly, and have the kettle on for the bailiffs are theyll be round quite often.