There is a house near my kids school where the lender painted the brown lawn green during the foreclosure process, I should take a picture of it, it’s hillarious becuase it’s the wrong color green, like seeing a 90 year old guy with a jet black wig.
From a buyers perspective, the brown lawns are a good thing, gives you more insight and it makes the future repos easier to spot. I actually went through the neighborhood I want to buy in yesterday and made a note of the brown lawners, then compared them to the internet, sort of a “coming attractions” if you will.