The millionaire who's donating his lavish houses to LA fire victims
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A luxury real estate agent based in Arizona is offering to put a roof over the heads of families who lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires, which have killed at least 25 people.

Andrew Bloom, who was born and raised in Los Angeles, has four extra homes in Arizona he is willing to donate to victims who didn’t have fire insurance at the time of the horrific disaster.

‘I couldn’t fathom losing my home and losing all my belongings and possessions and not having insurance. There’s no way these people can rebuild,’ said the founder of BVO Luxury Group. ‘It’s a double travesty. It’s so overwhelming to even think about some of these people that have owned their homes for 40 or 50 years in Altadena and the Palisades.’

Many Californians abruptly lost insurance coverage last year after State Farm, the state’s largest home insurer, announced it would no longer cover 72,000 homes due to the growing frequency and severity of wildfires.

Bloom is in the process of finding others in Arizona and California who have second and third homes and would be willing to put up individuals or families for at least three months.

‘Some people will be able to donate their homes for a year,’ he told DailyMail.com. ‘A 90-day minimum will give people enough opportunity to catch their breath.’

One of the homes up for grabs in Bloom’s portfolio is one he bought just last month for $3million in Paradise Valley, a suburb of Phoenix. The over 4,400-square-foot property is right on top of a golf course, has four bedrooms, five bathrooms and a pool

He has another home in Paradise Valley, one in Scottsdale and a third in Flagstaff, which is a little over two hours north of Phoenix.

Pictured: The $3million home realtor Andrew Bloom bought last month that he's offering on a temporary basis to anyone who lost their home in the Los Angeles wildfires

Pictured: The $3million home realtor Andrew Bloom bought last month that he’s offering on a temporary basis to anyone who lost their home in the Los Angeles wildfires

The over 4,400-square-foot property is right on top of a golf course

The over 4,400-square-foot property is right on top of a golf course

It also has a pool in the backyard. The interior boasts four bedrooms and five bathrooms

It also has a pool in the backyard. The interior boasts four bedrooms and five bathrooms

He’s holding all four of his properties for wildfire victims, thereby delaying his original plans to knock down the homes and replace them with mega-mansions he estimates will be worth $10million.

And since he posted his number for all to see during a AZFamily local news segment that aired this week, his cell phone has been ‘blowing up’ with people inside and outside his community who want to offer their empty homes.

Andrew Bloom, who is originally from Los Angeles, now runs BVO Luxury Group

Andrew Bloom, who is originally from Los Angeles, now runs BVO Luxury Group

About a dozen people have reached out to him so far, he said, which is ‘not enough’.

He said a woman called him Wednesday to offer up her brand new home in Peoria, another suburb of Phoenix.

‘She said, “Andrew, if I could give it to somebody for three months, just so they could get on their feet, I’d be happy to have somebody move in there,”‘ Bloom recalled.

Another woman, who he said was a cancer survivor, called him as soon as she heard the story on the local news.

‘She’s got two homes in Scottsdale that are furnished. She said, “You can have them, Andrew. You can have them for as long as you need them. No charge,”‘ he said.

A luxury condominium owner in Paradise Valley also offered up her unoccupied unit at half of what the market rent would typically be. 

Homeowners who live as far away as Washington state have called Bloom looking to get involved.

Bloom appeared on local news station AZFamily this week to raise awareness about his offer to wildfire victims. The interview was shot outside the $3million home in Paradise Valley

Bloom appeared on local news station AZFamily this week to raise awareness about his offer to wildfire victims. The interview was shot outside the $3million home in Paradise Valley

Pictured: A row of beachfront homes in Malibu that were destroyed in Malibu that were destroyed by the Palisades fire

Pictured: A row of beachfront homes in Malibu that were destroyed in Malibu that were destroyed by the Palisades fire

Various types of businesses in the Phoenix area have also been calling him off the hook to offer their assistance free of charge to people who will be moving into his homes.

Moving companies want to help people get whatever stuff they have left from LA to Arizona. Local cleaners are offering their services for free and furniture retailers want to help furnish his homes for any incoming residents.

He said he hasn’t gotten any wildfire victims a new, temporary home yet, but added that he is working with LA agencies trying to help displaced individuals.

‘Working with people that want to rebuild the community, those are the groups that are important. [Groups] that have boots on the ground and have relationships with victims and are offering support,’ he said.

Letting these agencies be the first point of contact also allows there to be a vetting process for applicants so he can be sure they are ‘the neediest of the needy’.

One group he mentioned working with the Jewish Free Loan Association (JFLA), which is currently offering zero-interest, zero-fee loans to wildfire victims.

Over 564,000 Jewish people live in the Los Angeles area, though the JFLA stressed it is providing loans to people of all faiths and backgrounds.

A firefighter attempts to put out a structure on the Pacific Coast Highway on January 8

A firefighter attempts to put out a structure on the Pacific Coast Highway on January 8

Bloom has also reached out to ThirdHome, a company that allows people to swap their luxury vacation homes with one another so they can explore the world. 

But given the wildfires in California, he is hoping the company will arrange for some of the victims to stay in those homes. 

ThirdHome manages some 18,000 properties across 100 countries. The homes on the platform have an average value of $2.4million.

‘Most of these homes are empty nine or 10 months out of the year. And so you’ve got people that have lost some pretty nice homes in California and they don’t have insurance. For them to be able to go into a resort atmosphere, a nice home. What a blessing,’ Bloom said.

DailyMail.com approached ThirdHome for comment. 

Bloom also wants to get in contact with homeowners in LA and convince them to let those affected by the blazes move into their extra homes. He said LA is a city is filled with second or third homes sitting empty that could be occupied. 

Bloom’s other goal is to get in touch with more victims who lost their homeowner’s insurance, then lost their home too.

‘I need to get the word out to the victims, because there are a lot of victims that are willing to come. I just need to get in touch with those people,’ Bloom said.

A man turns on a garden hose to try to stop a neighboring home from catching fire in Altadena

A man turns on a garden hose to try to stop a neighboring home from catching fire in Altadena

Even for those who do have wildfire coverage for their home, there is expected to be long, protracted battles over what damage is and isn’t covered, according to Amy Bach, the executive director of United Policyholders, a California-based nonprofit consumer group.

But for Bloom, his concern mainly lies with those who lost everything and don’t even have an insurance company to fight with.

He urged charities on the ground and people who are in need of assistance to get in contact with him.

‘If anybody has a connection or relationship with a charity in Los Angeles that’s helping victims, particularly those that don’t have insurance, or the most needy, they can reach out to me.

‘And if somebody you know wants to donate a home, they can reach out to me. And if somebody needs a home, they can reach out to me.’

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