Sell a Fire-Damaged House
Fire damage changes what a house is worth and what it costs to fix. Because we renovate properties with our own licensed construction crew, we can evaluate fire-damaged homes realistically instead of walking away.
Quick Facts
- •Insurance proceeds after a house fire often fall short of full rebuild cost once code-required upgrades are factored in.
- •A fire-damaged house can usually be sold as-is without repairing it first, though the buyer pool narrows to cash buyers.
- •Rebuilding after a fire typically requires new permits, even for a like-for-like reconstruction.
- •Traditional, financed buyers often can't get a loan approved on a house with significant fire damage.
- •Because House Junkies renovates with our own licensed crew, we can accurately price fire-damaged properties instead of guessing.
How It Works
Tell us about your property and situation, including anything specific to sell a fire-damaged house.
We walk through your specific situation and what a cash offer would look like.
We handle whatever paperwork or coordination the situation calls for.
We open escrow with a local title company and you get paid on your timeline.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Do I need to file an insurance claim before selling?
- Not necessarily. We can factor an in-progress claim into the offer, or buy the property as-is if you'd rather not deal with the claims process at all.
- Will the fire damage need to be disclosed?
- Yes, California generally requires disclosing known material defects, including fire damage, regardless of who you sell to.
House Junkies is vertically integrated: we buy, renovate with our own licensed crew (CA LIC#1077593), and can resell through our own brokerage (DRE #02165291), so there's no middleman shopping your deal to a stranger.