Kevin Paffrath

Kevin Paffrath
Portrait of Kevin Paffrath from the shoulders up
Paffrath in 2021
Born (1992-01-28) January 28, 1992 (age 32)
Germany
Education
Years active2010–present
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseLauren Stewart
ChildrenJack, 8

Max, 6 Ella, 8mo Claire, 8mo Violet, 4mo Summer, 4mo

Jay, 4mo
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010–present
Genre(s)Real estate, finance
Subscribers2.01 million[1]
Total views595 million[1]
100,000 subscribers2019
1,000,000 subscribers2020
Last updated: May 4, 2023
Websitewww.meetkevin.com Edit this at Wikidata

Kevin Paffrath (born January 28, 1992), also known as Meet Kevin,[2] is an American YouTuber, landlord,[3] real estate broker,[4][5] and entrepreneur.[6] He has been a licensed investment advisor since September 2022 but states that he does not give personalized financial advice through his videos.[7][8][9] In 2019, he was described by Curbed as a "landlord influencer".[10] Paffrath was a Democratic candidate to replace fellow Democrat Gavin Newsom in the unsuccessful 2021 California gubernatorial recall election, winning 9.6% of the vote.[11][12][13][14]

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  4. ^ "Public License Lookup - DRE". www2.dre.ca.gov. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
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  6. ^ "HouseHack - Wedge Deal Real Estate at Scale". HouseHack. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "IAPD - Investment Adviser Public Disclosure - Homepage". adviserinfo.sec.gov. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  8. ^ Responding to Katie Porter's INTENSE Money Rant | As a Financial Advisor (Video), March 5, 2023, at 10:26, retrieved May 8, 2023
  9. ^ Jackson, Adlan (March 24, 2021). "Why Finance Gurus Switched Their Bait From Millions to Thousands of Dollars". The New York Times Magazine. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 17, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Wright, Steven T. (November 15, 2019). "Meet the newest YouTube stars on the block: landlords". Curbed. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  11. ^ Jackson, Jon (May 17, 2021). "Kevin Paffrath, "Meet Kevin" YouTuber, becomes 26th candidate to announce challenge to Newsom". Newsweek. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  12. ^ "Meet Democrat California Gubernatorial candidate Kevin Paffrath". KUSI. May 20, 2021. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  13. ^ Seitz-Wald, Alex (May 24, 2021). "In California's recall, Democrats would rather not have a backup plan". NBC News. Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  14. ^ Ronayne, Kathleen; Blood, Michael R. (September 15, 2021). "California Gov. Gavin Newsom beats back GOP-led recall". AP News. Retrieved September 15, 2021.