Evaluate an ADU before you build around a bad assumption
The problem
An ADU can look like easy extra income until zoning, lot layout, permit timing, fees, construction, financing, and rent assumptions all hit at once. A good concept on a bad property can become an expensive lesson.
What you'll walk away able to do
- Screen a property for attached ADU, detached ADU, JADU, or SB9 potential using the actual buy boxes in the class
- Understand the California ADU rules, size limits, setbacks, parking exemptions, fees, and plan-review issues covered in the course
- Compare floor plans, real cost-per-square-foot examples, permit timelines, contractor phases, and inspection stages
- Run the financing and cashflow assumptions behind an ADU or JADU project before you build
- Use a pro forma to test purchase, construction, debt, rent, value, and equity assumptions
Inside the class
- Nine recorded lessons and the 139-slide ADU class deck
- California ADU, JADU, and SB9 statute references, including Gov. Code 65852.2 and the 2024 legislative update
- Garage-conversion ADU and den-conversion JADU floor plans with framing, plumbing, and electrical details
- Real Southern California cost-per-square-foot comparisons, a permit-process checklist, and construction and inspection stages
- Attached, detached, and SB9 buy boxes, Rich's Easy Buy Box, a financing stack, and a five-year pro forma
Why this instructor
Rich Rice has been flipping and wholesaling since 2017 and has worked across Southern California real estate. In this class, he shares a real San Bernardino JADU and ADU conversion example, plus other local cost, permit, and financing examples.
Meet your instructor
Rich Rice
Rich Rice's real estate work spans flips, rentals, creative finance, and property management, the same mix of skills that turns an ADU into a cash-flowing asset instead of just a construction project. He is a Southern California real estate operator, investor, and founder of the FIRE Center, built for people who want practical education and a place to learn the business by doing the work. Through the FIRE Center he helps people build real financial independence through real estate, including the rental income an ADU can add.
Who this is for
This is for California property owners and investors who want to evaluate an ADU, JADU, or SB9 path with clearer questions. The legal material reflects California law and a 2024 legislative update. It is not a substitute for current local zoning, permitting, construction, tax, or legal advice.
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This class only
One-time payment. Lifetime access to 3x Your Cashflow with Accessory Dwelling Units. 7-day no-questions refund.
FIRE Starter annual
Every class in the catalog plus full FIRE Starter membership benefits, first year only. Renews at $999/year after that.
Track record
The course is built around actual floor plans, property screens, permit steps, cost-per-square-foot comparisons, finance stacks, and pro formas. It makes you test the lot, the rules, the costs, and the numbers instead of treating every property the same.
We recommend the room. Zoom works too.
We recommend being in the room for the best experience. Most of it is available on Zoom. Every FIRE Center Wednesday broadcasts live on Zoom as well as in-person, so the room in Riverside isn't the only way in. Here is exactly what you get either way, no hedging.
Available from anywhere
- Most of the weekly FIRE Center experience is available live on Zoom from anywhere
- With FIRE Starter, join the Wednesday Deal Room live on Zoom
- With FIRE Starter, join Wednesday FOCUS sessions live on Zoom
- FIRE Starter access through the FIRE member app
- The ADU deck, floor plans, California statute references, property screens, cost comparisons, permit checklist, and pro formas
Why the room is worth it
- Power Hour dinner at the FIRE Center
- Face-to-face networking with people in the room
- Being in the room for the live conversations and energy
Frequently asked questions
How long do I have access?
Lifetime access. Once you buy the class, it's yours to watch and re-watch for as long as FIRE Center offers it.
What if it's not for me?
7-day no-questions refund. If the class isn't a fit, ask within 7 days of purchase and we'll refund it in full.
Can I upgrade to the annual plan later?
Yes. Upgrade within 7 days and we credit the full price you paid.
What does the FIRE Starter annual plan renew at?
$847 is a special first-year offer against our regular $999 list price. After the first year, it renews at $999/year.
What happens to new classes released while I'm on the annual plan?
They're included. FIRE Starter annual members get every class we release while their membership is active, at no extra cost.
Will this class tell me whether I can build an ADU on my property?
No. The class prepares you to ask better questions. Verify your property with the appropriate current local planning, permitting, construction, legal, and tax professionals.
Is this course for every state?
No. The law and regulation material is California-focused and includes a 2024 legislative update. Rules outside California can be different.
Will an ADU triple my cashflow?
No. Outcomes depend on the property, rules, costs, financing, use, management, rents, and many other factors. The class teaches you how to test those assumptions.
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