Fire Damage · Smoke Damage · Partial Loss · Total Loss

Sell Your Fire-Damaged
Long Beach Home
As-Is for Cash

Whether your Long Beach home suffered a kitchen fire, a structure fire, or a total loss, Jay Buys Houses buys fire-damaged properties in as-is condition. We handle the assessment, deal with any insurance coordination, and close in weeks.

🔥 Any fire damage level🏠 Partial or total loss💰 Cash — no insurance req'd⚡ Close in 7–21 days📌 Smoke damage included

⚠️ If you have an open insurance claim on the property, do not settle it before talking to us — the rights to that claim may transfer with the property or affect our offer structure. Let us know your claim status on the first call.

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What you need to know

Selling a Fire-Damaged Home in Long Beach — Your Options

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Cash Sale vs. Insurance Rebuild

After a fire, homeowners face a choice: rebuild using insurance funds (often underpaying, taking 12–18 months, and resulting in contractor disputes) or sell as-is and move on immediately. Many Long Beach homeowners find the cash sale far less stressful, even if the rebuild would theoretically yield more.

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Insurance Claims and the Sale

If you have an open insurance claim, the situation has nuance: proceeds from a claim may stay with you, transfer to the buyer, or affect how the sale is structured depending on what stage the claim is in. We're experienced at working around open claims and can advise on the best approach.

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Why Cash Is Often the Only Option

Conventional lenders won't finance a fire-damaged property without hazard remediation. FHA and VA loans require habitable condition. Cash buyers operate with none of these restrictions — we buy in current condition and perform our own assessment of the damage scope and repair cost.

How we handle it

What Jay Buys Houses Does for You

We've purchased multiple fire-damaged properties in Long Beach and throughout LA County. Our renovation team accurately scopes fire and smoke damage — including hidden structural issues and HVAC contamination — to make an offer that reflects real costs rather than an inflated 'too risky' discount.

Our Timeline

Fire-damaged property sales typically close in 14–21 days. We may need a structural engineer's access for heavily damaged properties before finalizing our offer — this typically adds 3–5 days to our assessment timeline. Total loss situations may close faster since we're primarily buying the land.

✓We buy fire-damaged properties at any stage — partial burn, gut-level damage, or total loss
✓We scope smoke and soot damage accurately, including HVAC system contamination
✓We work around open insurance claims — advise us of your claim status on first call
✓Our renovation team can assess properties even in compromised structural condition
✓We buy the lot in total loss situations where reconstruction value matters
✓Close in 7–21 days; you move on without managing a rebuild
✓All cash — no lender habitability requirements

From a Long Beach seller in this exact situation

★★★★★

“A kitchen fire spread to our garage and damaged two walls of our Long Beach home. The insurance adjuster lowballed us significantly and the rebuild estimate from contractors was another nightmare. Jay walked through with a flashlight, gave me an honest assessment of what he saw and what it would cost him to fix, and made a fair offer. I closed 15 days later and never had to manage a single contractor. The mental relief was worth more than any dollar difference.”

— Yolanda M. · Kitchen/Garage Fire · Long Beach · 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to settle my insurance claim before selling?

No, and you should be careful about settling before you understand how the claim interacts with the sale. If the claim has not been settled, it may transfer to us as the new owner, reduce your proceeds, or be handled separately depending on how it's structured. Tell us your claim status on the first call so we can advise on the best approach.

Can you buy a total loss — nothing left but the lot?

Yes. In total loss situations we're essentially buying the land and existing foundation plus the development rights. Long Beach lot values vary significantly by neighborhood — we pull recent land sales to make an accurate offer. In some Long Beach neighborhoods, even a bare lot commands significant value.

How accurately can you estimate fire damage repair costs?

Our renovation team specializes in fire-damaged properties and is experienced at scoping: structural damage, smoke/soot penetration into framing and insulation, HVAC system contamination, and code upgrade requirements triggered by the rebuild. For heavily damaged properties, we may bring in a structural engineer to ensure our offer is fair and accurate.

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