Kris Krohn review: what his real estate partnership costs, what the SEC records say and what investors report

Kris Krohn is a Utah real estate investor, author and YouTuber whose company, Uplife Group, LLC, invites followers to “partner” with his team on rental homes using their savings, retirement funds or home equity. We read his current sales pages and terms, the federal court records in both SEC cases that name him, BBB, Trustpilot, BiggerPockets, the Reddit threads that rank on Google, and YouTube videos from Krohn and his critics.

Last verified: 13 November 2026 · Research-based review · Court records, prices, ratings and counts are as shown on the cited pages on that date

The short version

• What he sells now: a “done-for-you” real estate partnership. You supply the money (cash, a self-directed IRA or 401(k), or home equity) and his team finds, buys and manages single-family homes, often rented on lease options, and splits the profit with you. You apply through a free “Retirement Game Plan” call (programs page).
• Also on offer (13 Nov 2026): a free live training on 18 November about “Titan Network”, a recycled-steel house-framing business that recruits paid “partners” to make introductions (kriskrohn.com). His books and YouTube channel are free or nearly free.
• Price: not published. Prospects report $10,000 to join (2024), $18,000 to $35,000 for the program (2023), $34,997 plus $50,000 to $70,000 per property (2019) and a $15,000 buy-in (2019). None of these are confirmed by Krohn's pages.
• Refunds: his terms (updated July 2024) allow cancellation until midnight of the third business day. After that, “All sales are final.” Disputes go to individual arbitration in Utah.
• Court records: in 2012 Krohn agreed, without admitting or denying the SEC's allegations, to a permanent injunction and a $75,000 penalty over his real estate company's investment offerings. In 2023 the SEC sued him again over Green Boxes, a crypto-mining product he promoted in 2018. He denies those allegations, and that case has not been decided.
• Reputation: BBB rates Uplife Group, LLC B-, not accredited, with three complaints in three years. Trustpilot has a single review. Reddit and BiggerPockets threads are mostly sceptical or negative, with a few satisfied partners.

Is Kris Krohn legit?

He runs a real business. Uplife Group, LLC (BBB lists it as started in 2008, with Kris Krohn as founder) operates from Orem and Provo, Utah, publishes terms of sale and an address, and runs an investor portal (Krohn Investments login). Krohn runs a large YouTube channel, and partners on his own site and on Reddit describe homes bought and managed for them.

The questions buyers ask are about money and track record. The partnership asks you to commit five- or six-figure sums, and his own pages promise returns of “25%+” a year and wealth growth “27X faster” than a typical retirement plan. We could not check those figures independently. He also has an SEC history that you should read in full (below) before you hand him any money.

Is Kris Krohn a scam? We don't use that word. Below we set out what the court records say, what prospects and partners report, and what Krohn says in response, with links.

What he sells, according to his own pages

• The partnership (“Retirement Game Plan”): the programs page says his team will “identify high-opportunity growth markets, source properties… place qualified lease option residents into the home” and handle bookkeeping, tax coordination and portfolio oversight. You “bring the capital” and make “key strategic decisions”. It offers “5, 10, 15, and 20+ year game plans” and claims “$1B+ transacted real estate”, “200+ active partners” and “$100M+ investor earnings”.
• The return claims: the founder bio claims a “proven 60.6% average annual ROI tracked across ~2,100+ rental transactions (2013–2022)”. An older “Partner with Kris” page (still live, © 2023) says $50,000 invested at “a minimum ROI of 25%” could grow to “over $4.3 million” in 20 years. These are the seller's own figures, not audited results.
• How the split works: in his own video “Is Kris Krohn a Scam?” (May 2022), Krohn says partners supply the capital and get 50% of the profits, while he and his team, as the active partner, take the other 50%. He also describes a “Maverick” referral program in which someone who refers a new partner receives half of his share.
• Titan Network: on 13 November 2026 his homepage promoted a free 18 November training on “Titan Network recycled steel” framing and how “partner compensation works”, with the disclaimer that “no income or business result is guaranteed”. The page does not name the company that runs it. It is not the same business as titannetwork.com, an unrelated e-commerce founders' network.
• Older programs: buyers and critics mention a “Seven Figure Hustle” side-business course (2021–22), Limitless mindset events in Utah, and Strategic Real Estate Coach. BBB lists “Limitless”, “Strongbrook” and “The Companies (TC), LLC” as alternate names of Uplife Group. The old strategicrealestatecoach.com domain now shows an unrelated online store, so we do not link to it.

What it costs

The fine print: refunds, advice and disputes

• Three-day cancellation, then no refunds: you may cancel “prior to midnight of the third business day” by certified mail or a support ticket. After that, “All sales are final. There are no refunds outside of the three-day right-to-cancel period.” Even within the window, the company may deduct “a reasonable allowance” for anything you have used, calculated “at the Company's sole discretion”.
• Not advice, not securities: the terms say the company “is not in the business of providing personal, financial, or investment advice”, that “past performance is not indicative of future results”, and that it “is not selling securities”.
• Arbitration: Utah law, binding individual arbitration under AAA commercial rules, no class actions, and liability capped at what you paid.
• Earnings disclosure: the “Earnings Disclosure” link on the partnership page led back to the sales page on 13 November 2026; we could not find a separate disclosure document.
• Partnership contracts: the deal documents for each property (LLC agreement, title, financing) are not public. One Reddit commenter who attended a seminar says the mortgage is in the partner's name while Krohn's side owns half the asset; we could not verify this.

Court records and regulators

About the court records on this page. An SEC complaint contains the agency's allegations. Allegations are not findings. In the pending 2023 case no court has ruled on whether they are true, and Kris Krohn denies them. The 2012 case ended in a consent judgment that he agreed to without admitting or denying the SEC's allegations.

SEC v. The Companies (TC), LLC et al. (D. Utah 2012): consent judgment

On 6 July 2012 the SEC sued Krohn's real estate company, The Companies (TC), LLC, and its principals Kris Krohn, Stephen R. Earl and Michael K. Krohn (case 2:12-cv-00765). According to the SEC's litigation release and complaint, four unregistered offerings between 2009 and 2011 raised about $11.9 million from about 169 investors, and the offering documents represented that certain properties were worth $15 million when, the SEC said, their value was “as low as $2.9 million or $12.2 million at most, depending on the valuation used”. The SEC also said the offerings did not qualify for an exemption because investors were solicited at meetings open to the public.

Krohn consented to a final judgment “without admitting or denying the allegations”. On 9 August 2012 the court entered a final consent judgment permanently enjoining him from violating Sections 5(a), 5(c) and 17(a) of the Securities Act and ordering a $75,000 civil penalty. The company agreed to send investors the judgment and audited financial statements and to offer to buy back their securities.

SEC v. Green United, LLC, Wright W. Thurston and Kristoffer A. Krohn (D. Utah 2023): pending

On 3 March 2023 the SEC sued Green United, its founder Wright Thurston and Krohn (case 2:23-cv-00159; litigation release, complaint). The SEC alleges that Green United sold “Green Boxes” and “Green Nodes” as machines that mined a GREEN token, raising at least $18 million, when the boxes allegedly mined Bitcoin that investors did not receive. Its allegations about Krohn, repeated in the amended complaint (February 2024), are that:

• he was hired in April 2018 to promote Green Boxes and was paid $550 for each $3,000 box he sold;
• in an April 2018 presentation he later posted on YouTube, and in emails, he told prospects that GREEN was worth $0.02 a token and that the boxes were generating returns of 40% to 50% (an email described them as “generating 100%+ ROIs”), when, the SEC says, the token did not yet exist;
• he sold nearly 1,000 boxes to more than 150 investors, raising about $3 million between April and October 2018, received more than $545,000 in commissions and did not tell investors he was paid commissions;
• he acted as an unregistered broker. The SEC charges him under Sections 5(a), 5(c), 17(a)(2) and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act and Section 15(a)(1) of the Exchange Act, and seeks injunctions, disgorgement and penalties. The SEC's release calls him an “SEC recidivist” because of the 2012 judgment.

Krohn's response: in his answer (October 2024) Krohn denies the allegations of wrongdoing directed at him. He admits he “presented information to prospective customers and sold Green Boxes for a short amount of time”. His defences include that Green Boxes were not securities, that fraud was not pleaded with enough particularity, that the case expands the SEC's authority unconstitutionally and that he could not have anticipated the SEC's position. He asked the court to dismiss the claims against him.

Where the case stands: the court denied the defendants' motions to dismiss on 23 September 2024, which means the SEC's claims may proceed to evidence; it is not a finding that the allegations are true. On 26 November 2024 it refused Krohn's request to certify that ruling for an immediate appeal. In March 2026 his lawyers withdrew, and the court ordered him to appear himself or through new counsel (order); the public copy of the docket we read does not show every later filing, so we could not confirm who represents him now. A scheduling order of 14 October 2026 sets expert discovery to close on 7 March 2027 and dispositive motions for 19 April 2027 (docket). As of 13 November 2026 we found no ruling on the merits, settlement or judgment against Krohn in this case.

Other records

• Webb v. Krohn (D. Utah 2:10-cv-01269): a 2010 suit by private investors against Krohn, Stephen Earl and related real estate entities, including a claim over unregistered securities. The parties stipulated to dismiss all claims and counterclaims with prejudice in December 2012, with no ruling on the claims (docket).
• Regulators: beyond the two SEC actions, we found no FTC or state attorney-general action naming Krohn or Uplife Group in the sources we checked (federal dockets, SEC releases, news and web searches).

What investors and commenters say

About the allegations on this page. Statements from Reddit, Trustpilot or YouTube users are their own opinions or accounts. We quote or summarise them with a link and date; we have not verified them, and we do not present them as fact.

BBB

The BBB profile of Uplife Group, LLC (also listed as Kris Krohn Team, Limitless, Strongbrook and The Companies (TC), LLC) rated it B- on 13 November 2026. It is not accredited and has three complaints in the last three years, none in the last 12 months, and one customer review. That review says: “We have a lot of money invested with this company and they are refusing to tell us when it will be returned.” BBB notes that Krohn and Stephen Earl are also principals of Life Mastery Systems, LLC and Real Estate Investors Club of Utah County, LLC. We could not read the complaint texts.

Trustpilot

The www.kriskrohn.com profile is unclaimed and has one review, rated one star, with none in the past 12 months; Trustpilot shows a TrustScore of 3.2 and notes the company has not invited reviews, “so reviews may not be representative”. One review tells you almost nothing.

BiggerPockets

• “Kris Krohn 50/50 Partnership Reviews” (2023; #2 or #3 on Google for “kris krohn review”, “is kris krohn legit”, “kris krohn reviews” and “kris krohn scam”): negative. The most popular reply (2024) describes paying $10,000, being offered a different deal at the last minute and refused a refund; another member says they paid up front and cannot get their money back; a prospect compares the sales call to “a car dealership with a slick salesman” and reports an $18,000–$35,000 quote. Experienced investors say the same help is available free.
• “Kris Krohn – Is This Mentor Full of it or Legit?” (older; pages 2 and 3 rank #4 to #9 for several searches): mixed. Several members say you don't need a paid guru and report $8,000 to $20,000 quotes; one long post praises Krohn's integrity and describes his own start in rentals.

Reddit

We ran 10 natural Google searches (US, 13 November 2026), including “kris krohn review”, “kris krohn reviews”, “is kris krohn legit”, “kris krohn scam” and “kris krohn lawsuit”. One Reddit thread ranks on page one; we also read the other Krohn threads found by Reddit search. We read the comments in each (up to 32 per thread). Sentiment is our judgement of each thread as a whole.

YouTube

• Kris Krohn, “Is Kris Krohn a Scam?” (about 19,000 views, May 2022; #3 or #4 for “is kris krohn legit”, “kris krohn reviews” and “kris krohn scam”): Krohn's own answer. He says he has done “over a billion dollars worth of real estate” and 5,000 projects, publishes his track record, explains the 50/50 partnership and Maverick referral fee, and says a single-tier referral fee does not make it an MLM. He does not discuss the SEC cases. Top comments are split between fans and people calling him a scammer; one says partnering cost $50,000 plus $50,000 to fund the deal.
• Meet Kevin, “Kris Krohn's Real Estate: Exposed.” (about 39,000 views, November 2018; #2 for “kris krohn reddit”): a real estate agent and YouTuber's critique of the lease-option strategy Krohn teaches, arguing that tenant-buyers carry repairs and costs and often never complete the purchase, leaving their extra payments with the seller. Top comments mostly applaud the critique.
• The Real Ones, “Kris Krohn's Hustle Program A Scam?? $4000.00 Spent With Him!” (about 14,600 views, June 2022; #7 for “kris krohn lawsuit”): the creator says he paid $1,000 and later more, to $4,000, for the Seven Figure Hustle course, that the “only 60 spots” pitch was not a real limit, and that the content was mostly copy-and-paste Facebook ads for lead generation in different service businesses. Comments are mixed: one viewer says a $1,000 class with two event tickets was “SO worth it”; others sympathise or warn about the partnership.
• Tom McKay (FlipAnythingUSA), “Exposing Kris Krohn's Fear Tactics and Scam Methods!” (about 3,500 views; #8 or #9 for “kris krohn real estate investing review” and “kris krohn review”): a rival real estate educator says students told him they paid Krohn's team $5,000 or $997, and criticises follow-up emails urging viewers to use home equity or retirement money. He sells his own courses.

Kris Krohn's side

• Krohn says he has done more than 5,000 deals and over $1 billion of real estate, that partners can look up the property addresses, and that “no one's perfect”: he says he lost his first million dollars and has had companies fail (YouTube, May 2022).
• He says partners get 50% of the profits for supplying capital, while his team of about 200 does the work, and that the Maverick referral fee is a single tier, like a dentist's referral bonus, not an MLM.
• In the 2023 SEC case he denies the allegations against him, says Green Boxes were not securities and argues the SEC overstepped its authority. He admits he sold Green Boxes “for a short amount of time”.
• The 2012 judgment was entered by consent, without his admitting or denying the SEC's allegations.
• His sales pages carry testimonials from partners who say their homes cash-flow, such as “$350 cash flow every month” and three properties “cash flowing $1300 a month”. Seller-chosen testimonials are not typical results, and the terms say past performance does not guarantee future results.

How we counted the evidence

Our verdict

Caution. Kris Krohn runs a real real estate business with a large following, and some partners say it has worked for them. But what he asks for is not a course fee; it is often your retirement savings or home equity, placed in deals his team controls, after an entry fee that he does not publish and that prospects put at $10,000 to $35,000. He has a 2012 SEC consent judgment over his company's investment offerings, in which the SEC alleged overstated property values, and the SEC is now litigating fresh allegations, which he denies, about his 2018 crypto promotion. His sales pages promise 25% to 60% returns that we could not verify, refunds end after three business days, and disputes go to private arbitration.

It may suit you if: you want a hands-off rental partner, you have read the full partnership and LLC documents with your own lawyer, you can afford to lose the entry fee and have your capital tied up for years, and you have checked the track record against public property records. Skip it, or wait, if: you would be using money you need for retirement, you are asked to pull equity from your home, or you are pressed to decide on the call.

Before you pay: ask in writing for every fee, the profit split, who holds title and signs any mortgage, how you exit and how long your money is tied up; ask for the audited track record; read the 2012 judgment and the 2023 SEC complaint and Krohn's answer; check your state securities regulator; and use the three-day cancellation window if you have doubts.

Corrections and right of reply. If you are Kris Krohn or represent Uplife Group, LLC or represent the seller, or you think anything here is wrong or out of date, email hello@active-learning-site.com with the page and a source. We will check it, correct the page if needed and publish a factual response from the seller.

Alternatives

• Another big-name program that began in real estate education and sells events and memberships: our Dean Graziosi Mastermind review.
• Krohn has also run Limitless mindset events; for the best-known event of that kind, see our Tony Robbins UPW review.
• An investing education company with a regulator settlement on record: our Warrior Trading review.
• Other programs we checked: creator course reviews.

Kris Krohn FAQ

Sources and last verified

Last verified: 13 November 2026. Seller pages, SEC releases, court dockets and community sources were read on that date; SEC allegations are allegations only, and community claims are the posters' own and unverified.

1. Kris Krohn homepage, Titan Network training (seller) — read 13 Nov 2026
2. Kris Krohn programs / Retirement Game Plan page (seller) — read 13 Nov 2026; partnership model, claims
3. “Partner with Kris” page, © 2023 (seller) — read 13 Nov 2026; 25%+ ROI and 27X claims, testimonials
4. Uplife Group terms and conditions, updated 12 July 2024 (seller) — read 13 Nov 2026; three-day cancellation, arbitration
5. Krohn Investments investor login (seller) — read 13 Nov 2026
6. SEC Litigation Release 22437 (2012) — read 13 Nov 2026
7. SEC complaint, SEC v. The Companies (TC), LLC et al. (PDF) — read 13 Nov 2026
8. SEC v. Companies TC, D. Utah 2:12-cv-00765 (docket, final consent judgments) — read 13 Nov 2026
9. SEC Litigation Release 25659 (2023) — read 13 Nov 2026
10. SEC complaint, SEC v. Green United, LLC et al. (PDF) — read 13 Nov 2026
11. SEC v. Green United, D. Utah 2:23-cv-00159 (docket) — read 13 Nov 2026
12. First amended complaint, ECF 80 (PDF) — read 13 Nov 2026
13. Memorandum decision denying motions to dismiss, ECF 104 (PDF) — read 13 Nov 2026
14. Krohn's answer and affirmative defenses, ECF 108 (PDF) — read 13 Nov 2026
15. Order granting motion to withdraw as counsel, ECF 144 (PDF) — read 13 Nov 2026
16. Seventh amended scheduling order, ECF 172 (PDF) — read 13 Nov 2026
17. Webb v. Krohn, D. Utah 2:10-cv-01269 (docket) — read 13 Nov 2026
18. BBB: Uplife Group, LLC — read via Apify 13 Nov 2026
19. Trustpilot: www.kriskrohn.com — read 13 Nov 2026; 1 review
20. BiggerPockets: Kris Krohn 50/50 Partnership Reviews — read 13 Nov 2026
21. BiggerPockets: Is This Mentor Full of it or Legit? — read 13 Nov 2026
22. Reddit r/realestateinvesting 1bsoqis — post and comments read 13 Nov 2026
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31. Reddit r/antiMLM tkc5b9 — post and comments read 13 Nov 2026
32. YouTube: Kris Krohn, Is Kris Krohn a Scam? — transcript and top comments read 13 Nov 2026
33. YouTube: Meet Kevin, Kris Krohn's Real Estate: Exposed — transcript and top comments read 13 Nov 2026
34. YouTube: The Real Ones, Kris Krohn's Hustle Program — transcript and top comments read 13 Nov 2026
35. YouTube: Tom McKay, Exposing Kris Krohn's Fear Tactics — transcript read 13 Nov 2026