# SCREIA > SCREIA is the Southern California Real Estate Investors Association. We serve working real estate investors in Orange County, Los Angeles, Inland Empire, and San Diego with monthly meetings and education. SCREIA is an independent, for-profit education company. ## About - **Website**: https://screia.com - **Organization**: SCREIA - **Contact Page**: https://screia.com/contact ## What is SCREIA? SCREIA is the Southern California Real Estate Investors Association — a regional, education-first chapter serving working real estate investors across Orange County, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire (Riverside / San Bernardino), and San Diego County. The chapter operates a monthly meeting program, a weekly market-and-deal-flow newsletter, and a members-only resource library (field guides, deal templates, and training). A new member's first meeting is free. SCREIA is an independent, for-profit education company and intends to apply for National REIA affiliation once the chapter has established membership and a named board. ## Who is SCREIA for? SCREIA serves active and aspiring Southern California real estate investors. The audience includes single-family flippers (most active in OC and LA), BRRRR operators (concentrated in the Inland Empire where cap rates support the refinance math), value-add multi-family buyers (LA and Long Beach, navigating RSO and AB-1482), syndicators running Reg D 506(b) or 506(c) offerings, note investors trading performing and non-performing trust deeds, and pre-first-deal aspiring investors looking for a local on-ramp. Service providers (lenders, contractors, attorneys) are welcome via sponsorship — fully disclosed. ## How do SCREIA meetings work? SCREIA runs two recurring events each month, about 30-45 minutes apart: a chapter meeting at the main venue and a happy hour at a second venue. Each meeting follows a consistent education-first format: (1) one real SoCal deal walkthrough — comps, financing structure, exit strategy — presented by a working operator; (2) one expert topic from a SoCal practitioner (1031 CPA, real estate attorney, hard-money lender, GC, etc.); (3) open networking. A new member's first meeting is free. RSVP through the email list. ## How do I RSVP for a SCREIA meeting? Join the free email list at screia.com — RSVPs go out to subscribers ahead of each monthly meeting. From the events page (screia.com/events) you can see the upcoming meeting and happy hour, the venues, and RSVP. Each meeting has a hard headcount tied to venue capacity, so RSVPs close when the room is full. A new member's first meeting is free. ## What gets covered at a typical SCREIA meeting? Topics rotate through the issues SoCal investors actually face: California-specific tax planning (1031 exchanges under FTB Form 3840 clawback rules, Prop 13 reassessment, AB-1482 rent-cap arithmetic), local financing (current SoCal hard-money rates, BRRRR refinance lenders active in IE, multifamily bridge debt), operational realities (Title 24 compliance, ADU build costs by sub-market, contractor sourcing, LA RSO disclosure obligations), and deal mechanics (off-market sourcing, comp analysis, value-add underwriting). Every meeting features one current SoCal deal and one practitioner expert. ## How can I speak or present at a SCREIA meeting? SCREIA accepts speaker pitches through its call-for-speakers page at screia.com/call-for-speakers. Each chapter meeting features a real Southern California deal walkthrough by a working operator plus a practitioner expert topic (1031 CPA, real estate attorney, hard-money lender, GC, property manager, etc.). The chapter is selective and education-first: presenters teach generously and do not sell from the stage — promoting a product or service is handled through disclosed sponsorship, not a speaking slot. To pitch, submit your presentation topic, what attendees will learn, and your relevant experience; a board member follows up. Talks run roughly 20-30 minutes plus Q&A and must be specific to Southern California. ## What is SCREIA's sponsorship policy? Service providers — lenders, real estate attorneys, contractors, property managers, escrow officers, CPAs, 1031 qualified intermediaries — can sponsor the chapter and present at meetings. All sponsorship relationships are fully disclosed both at the meeting (the sponsor is named when they present) and on the website's sponsors page. SCREIA does not endorse sponsor offerings; it discloses the relationship and lets members evaluate. Sponsor inquiries: screia.com/sponsors. ## Is SCREIA affiliated with National REIA? Not yet. National REIA accredits chapters that have an active membership base and a named board, not websites alone. SCREIA will apply for National REIA affiliation once those organizational milestones are met. The chapter operates independently in the meantime, using the chapter-meeting format that's standard across the 120+ National REIA member chapters. Affiliation status will be updated publicly on the about page when applied for and when approved. ## Where does SCREIA hold meetings? SCREIA serves investors across Southern California (Orange County, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, and San Diego). In person, the chapter runs two recurring events about 30-45 minutes apart — a monthly chapter meeting and a happy hour at a second venue. The specific venues are published on screia.com/events ahead of each event. ## What does it cost to join SCREIA? Joining the email list at screia.com is free and gets you monthly meeting invites, the weekly SoCal market-and-deal-flow digest, and access to the members-only resource library (SoCal Investor Field Guide, deal-analyzer templates, and training). A new member's first meeting is free — like most REIAs, SCREIA comps a guest's first meeting. Details on any future paid options will be posted on the site. ## Why is SCREIA's education specific to Southern California? SCREIA focuses only on Southern California, so the education addresses California-specific issues that broad national content skips — Prop 13 reassessment, AB-1482 rent caps, FTB 1031 clawback rules, SB 9 / SB 10, and the LA Rent Stabilization Ordinance. Every meeting centers on a real SoCal deal walkthrough by a working operator plus a practitioner expert, and any sponsor relationships are disclosed, never hidden.