Ken McElroy

Ken McElroy studied business at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. His professional profile lists attendance from 1986 to 1990, and an event organizer’s biography identifies him as a graduate.⁠[1][2]

In interviews, he recalled entering real estate by managing a 60-unit Seattle apartment building, a job that provided housing and a salary. He obtained a real-estate license while working and later moved from managing properties for owners toward participating in acquisitions.⁠[3]

He founded McElroy Management, working in property management and related real-estate activities.⁠[4]

McElroy Management merged with Ross McCallister’s The McCallister Company to form MC Companies, developing its multifamily investment, development and management business.⁠[4]

Warner Business Books published The ABC’s of Real Estate Investing, covering apartment acquisitions, evaluation of actual income and expenses, and due diligence. A contemporary Inman review valued some professional insights but considered it more useful for larger-property investors, with insufficient financing and management detail for beginners.⁠[5]

Business Plus published The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing, addressing larger multifamily transactions, market selection and the organization of a professional team.⁠[6][7]

The Grand Central Publishing edition of The ABC’s of Property Management cataloged by Google Books was published on this date. It discusses self-management versus hiring a management firm, operating systems, personnel and cost control.⁠[8]

Kyle Kade Press published The Sleeping Giant: The Awakening of the Self-Employed Entrepreneur, collecting 20 entrepreneurial stories on subjects including partnerships, persistence and cash flow. Publishers Weekly praised the practical accounts while finding some terminology dated.⁠[9][10]

RDA Press published his business novel Return to Orchard Canyon, extending his writing into narrative treatment of business and life themes.⁠[11]

KM Press LLC released the ebook ABCs of Buying Rental Property, addressing a first rental-property purchase, operating records and management. Its ebook ISBN is 9781947588134.⁠[12]

In a joint interview, he and McCallister described Operation 25K, a goal to expand the company’s apartment ownership to 25,000 units by 2029.⁠[13]

He and Tarl Yarber co-founded Limitless, an event platform bringing together real-estate investors and entrepreneurs.⁠[14]

In its twentieth-anniversary announcement, MC Companies said its Sharing the Good Life Foundation had donated a cumulative $1 million to nonprofits and described employee volunteering as part of its charitable work.⁠[15]

School of Hard Knocks released a podcast interview with him about his move from property manager to investor, along with cash flow, team-building and family legacy.⁠[16]

MC Companies and Bridge Founders Group announced their completed merger into The Founders Group, where he became a principal. The announcement reported approximately 7,900 multifamily units owned and operated across 35 communities in six states.⁠[17][4]

He has contributed to Robert KiyosakiRobert KiyosakiRobert Kiyosaki is an American author, entrepreneur, and investor, the author of the bestselling personal finance book Rich Dad Poor Dad, and the co-founder, with Kim Kiyosaki, of the financial education company The Rich Dad Company. He has long promoted investing in cash-flowing assets and comments on social media about gold, silver, Bitcoin, and other assets; his company Rich Global LLC filed for bankruptcy in 2012 after being ordered to pay about $23.7 million in litigation with the seminar company Learning Annex.Open the full entry’s books on real estate and entrepreneurship and co-hosts Real Estate Strategies with Ken McElroy with Danille, discussing property markets and operations.⁠[18][19]

He previously chaired the Arizona Multihousing Association. His official biography also lists charitable service involving the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center, Childhelp and food-bank organizations.⁠[4][18]

His X account is https://x.com/kenmcelroy (opens in a new window), his main YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry channel is https://www.youtube.com/@KenMcElroy (opens in a new window), and his Instagram is https://www.instagram.com/kenmcelroyofficial/ (opens in a new window). These accounts correspond to links on his personal website.⁠[18][20]