Kevin Paffrath, known as Meet Kevin, was born in Germany on January 28, 1992, and moved to the United States at 18 months old. He moved to California before his senior year of high school, attending Buena High School and later Ventura College before graduating from UCLA, where he studied economics, accounting, and political science. At 19, he became a licensed Realtor in 2010, purchasing his first home that same year with his future wife, Lauren Stewart.