A foreclosure is the result of a homeowners default on mortgage. Most of the time, the homeowners are unable to maintain the premises and take on repairs. Hence, a person planning to buy a foreclosure home should be prepared to spend some money in repairing. Unfortunately for a homebuyer, once the lender forecloses his residence, the lenders price is often slashed below the market value and the buyer cannot bargain the house price. The best deal is to buy at the right time and that is possible