I actually came down with a mild case of depression just walking around the place!
This happened to me last summer. We were considering a house that was an REO so I drove by to take a look at it. 6 yo 3000 sf home, close to a golf course. I got out of the car, tried the door, went in. Completely trashed!
The large front windows had been kicked out, frames and all. Paint dumped on the carpets. Screens ripped out. Dirt everywhere. And apparently someone had left the water running as water stains were everywhere. I opened the door to the coat closets under the stairs – fuzzy black mold an inch deep all over every square inch…I don’t think I could even see the original white paint. Thats apparently where the water went.
I was so shaken that when I explained it to my wife at home, she wanted to see what had done that to me. When I took her back, she was left speechless. I don’t understand ppl.