Stop watching investing. Start working through the numbers.
I built the FIRE Center, a real estate investment club in Riverside, for the questions that come up when you look at an actual property. Study the skill, examine the numbers, and watch local investors work through the same decisions.
Choose your first action
One question. One place to start.
- Learn a skill: explore classes built around specific investing questions.
- Analyze a property: start with the Starter Analyzer and work through the numbers.
- Meet local investors: come Wednesday and watch real properties get worked through.
Pick what you need to work on now.
You don't have to study every strategy before taking the first step. Choose the question in front of you.
A real estate investment club in Riverside, every Wednesday
Watch the numbers get questioned. Meet the people doing the questioning.
Comps, numbers, exit strategies, and reasons to walk away.
What happens in the Deal RoomDinner with investors, lenders, contractors, landlords, wholesalers, and agents.
What happens at Power HourAll times Pacific. Doors open at 3:45 PM. Come for one block or all three. Your first Wednesday is free.
RSVP for this Wednesday
Know what to examine when you walk a property.
What goes into the numbers? What do you look for on a property walk? How do you hire a contractor and build a scope of work?
Those are subjects in my house-flipping class.
Choose a class around the decision you're working through. Each class page shows the instructor, lessons, and materials, so you can see what you'll study before you start.
See the classesPut the property's numbers in front of you.
Start with the free FIRE AI: Starter Analyzer kit. Take the property you're looking at and work through its numbers.
Want the tools alongside ongoing education and a local room? FIRE Starter includes the FIRE AI: Starter Analyzer, the Wednesday room, and Replay Vault.
Explore the tools and FIRE AI pages to choose your starting point.
Get the free FIRE AI: Starter AnalyzerStudy the skill. Skip the drive.
Work through recorded classes from wherever you are. Pick your subject, review the lessons and materials, and start with the question you want to understand.
Explore the class pages and remote participation page.
In Riverside, add the in-person Deal Room, dinner, and face-to-face conversations. Learn remotely, join the room locally, and choose the experience that fits your schedule.
See remote optionsHear what makes an investor say no.
A property goes on the table. Then come the questions.
Members and guests work through live properties in the Deal Room: the comps, the numbers, what someone would pay, and what would make them walk.
On your first visit, listen for the reasoning behind the answer. That's the part to study.
Meet the instructors and read member experiences to get to know the people behind the education.
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“FIRE Center is the premier Real Estate Investment Community!”
“As a real estate agent with 20 years of experience, I highly recommend the FIRE Center. I wish I had discovered this group years ago.”
“This is an incredible group of people. As long as you come with an open mind and willingness to learn this place is right for you.”
No. Brand-new investors attend alongside flippers, landlords, wholesalers, agents, and operators with rental portfolios; come listen and learn how the room works.
1660 Chicago Ave STE M2, Riverside, CA 92507. Wednesday doors open at 3:45 PM Pacific, and the Deal Room starts at 4 PM Pacific.
Yes. Your first Wednesday is free, once per person; reserve your first visit.
Yes. Work through recorded classes remotely; the class pages show the lessons and materials, and the remote participation page explains how to participate.
The membership page compares FIRE Starter and FIRE Builder: Starter includes the Wednesday room, Replay Vault, and FIRE AI: Starter Analyzer. Builder adds Rich's review of your own deal through Deal Desk and Builder field trips.
Pick the question. Take the first step.
Study a skill, work through a property's numbers, or watch the room in action on your first free Wednesday.
Choose your first action