Data updated September 6, 2026 · Lassen County, California
Lassen County Fire-Damaged Homes: Distressed Properties After A Structure Fire
16 Lassen County properties have had a structure fire this year, the most direct distressed-property signal on record — #43 of California's 58 counties and 0.3% of the statewide total. Each one comes from the responding department's own incident report and is matched to the parcel it happened on. Fire-damaged homes rarely reach the MLS in the shape they are in: the insurance claim pays, the owner is living elsewhere, and the property sells as-is to an investor who can manage the rebuild — which makes this one of the most dependable lists a fix-and-flipper or wholesaler can work.
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Lassen County At A Glance
Lassen County is home to about 31,177 people and is tracked parcel by parcel across every city and unincorporated community inside it. Across Lassen County the platform is tracking 38 in pre-foreclosure, 25 under a notice of default and 13 with an auction date set.
The pressure is not spread evenly. Susanville, Janesville, Doyle, Herlong and Litchfield carry 100% of it between them, out of 16 communities in the county.
What's on Every Property Record
Every property shows the fire date, the type of fire, the department's damage rating, whether the building was occupied or vacant at the time, and the room it started in — beside the owner's record and mailing address, the open loans and liens, the equity position, and every other distress flag on the parcel. Layer the fire with equity, absentee ownership or tax delinquency and the list becomes the handful of owners who need an as-is offer this month
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many fire-damaged properties are there in Lassen County?
Properant tracks 16 fire-damaged properties in Lassen County as of September 6, 2026 — ranked #43 of California's 58 counties — counted from recorded county documents with releases and cancellations removed.
Why are fire-damaged properties in Lassen County a fix-and-flip opportunity?
Because the seller's situation is unusually clear. After a fire the owner has an insurance settlement, a house they cannot live in, and a rebuild they usually do not want to run. A cash buyer who takes the property as-is solves that in one closing — so these homes sell off-market, at a discount, with a known scope of work. Flippers underwrite the rebuild against the street's after-repair values; wholesalers pair the property with a rehab buyer. The fire report on each profile tells you how bad it was and how recent, before you make the first call.
Can I download the Lassen County list?
Yes. Inside Properant you can filter Lassen County by city, equity, owner type, and every other signal, save the list, and export it — or upload your own list for matching and enrichment. The trial is free and requires no credit card.
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