Data updated September 6, 2026 · Sutter County, California
Sutter County Fire-Damaged Homes: Distressed Properties After A Structure Fire
35 Sutter County properties have had a structure fire this year, the most direct distressed-property signal on record — #33 of California's 58 counties and 0.6% 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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Sutter County At A Glance
Sutter County is home to about 98,971 people and is tracked parcel by parcel across every city and unincorporated community inside it. Across Sutter County the platform is tracking 86 in pre-foreclosure, 72 under a notice of default and 14 with an auction date set.
The pressure is not spread evenly. Yuba City, Live Oak, Sutter, Meridian and Nicolaus carry 98% of it between them, out of 10 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 Sutter County?
Properant tracks 35 fire-damaged properties in Sutter County as of September 6, 2026 — ranked #33 of California's 58 counties — counted from recorded county documents with releases and cancellations removed.
Why are fire-damaged properties in Sutter 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 Sutter County list?
Yes. Inside Properant you can filter Sutter 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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