What's the ACE Family's Net Worth? The YouTubers Once Foreclosed on Their Dream Home
Updated Jan. 12 2024, 1:40 p.m. ET
There's no shortage of YouTubers and influencers becoming the subjects of major scandals. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that being an "influencer" is, at its core, a line of work that is fundamentally concerned with clout.
Or maybe it has to do with the fact that putting up a front and presenting yourself as something you're not without actually having to live it is at the crux of influencer-ship.
Whatever the reason, some influencers have drama follow them wherever they go, like the ACE Family, and people became curious about their net worth after a series of allegations began popping up online, ones with serious financial implications for the popular YouTubing family.
And with the end of both their vlogging channel and their marriage, folks have remained curious about where the couple's net worth stands.
What is the ACE Family's net worth?
The ACE Family is the name of a popular YouTube channel that was once led by Austin McBroom and his wife Catherine Paiz McBroom. They ceased making videos in 2022, citing their need to travel and spend time together as a family. And in January 2024, the couple announced their separation.
Based on reports by Celebrity Net Worth, it's been estimated that the two have had a combined net worth of $4 million.
The ACE Family
YouTubers
Net worth: $4 million
Austin McBroom and Catherine Paiz McBoom's combined net worth has been reported at $4 million, with each having an individual net worth of $2 million. The couple ran a popular YouTube page called the ACE Family between 2016 and 2022, but were plagued by scandals and lawsuits.
Names: Austin McBroom and Catherine Paiz McBroom (formerly the ACE Family)
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Marriage: 2017–2024
Kids: 3 (Elle, Alaïa, and Steel)
A previous report from Financhill actually said that the popular and oft-controversial YouTubers were worth a whopping $22 million in 2020.
It appears that the majority of their wealth has come from not just the monetization of their respective social media video views, but sales of personally branded merchandise, sponsorships, and ad affiliated revenue.
The ACE Family foreclosed on their dream home in 2021.
One would assume that with a huge net worth, the popular YouTubers would have to have been in some dire financial straits in order to not pay off their mortgage, but when you consider the fact that they combined two mansions to form one mega $7.456 million dollar home, then yeah, making their monthly payments may have proven a little difficult.
In 2021, screenshots and scans of legal documents indicating that the property hadn't had its mortgage payments or taxes paid began circulating the internet, along with what appeared to be a Zillow posting of the house with its address blocked out.
The family ended up moving several times and facing more issues with housing, including renting a house where "the entire bottom floor was raining on [them]," Catherine said.
The ACE family have also faced some lawsuits.
Austin faced several lawsuits regarding payouts at the 2021 Social Gloves event.
The TikTokers vs. YouTubers social battle (which saw several Tok-ers getting their clocks cleaned) was reportedly headed by Austin, who won his bout against Bryce Hall via stoppage, but Austin was later sued by Subify LLC and and Ahern Rentals.
Tana Mongeau tweeted at the time that Austin was the owner of the company that put on the event and several influencers involved in the bout were not getting paid for their participation.
Projections for the number of buys the event would rake in were extremely generous at 500,000, but after the dust had settled and everyone walked out of the ring, it was revealed that only some 136,000 PPVs were sold.
Austin responded to Tana's tweet in a pretty visceral fashion.
Austin didn't outwardly state that he owned Social Gloves, but he didn't deny it either. But some legwork showed that the brand is owned by another company Austin McBroom owns, so yes, it's safe to assume that Austin has a significant stake in the company's success. Whether or not he had anything to do with fighter pay may be another situation entirely.
The ACE Family has been accused of conning their fans in the past, like when they launched the ACE Club fan site, which offered exclusive content to those who paid premium prices. Unfortunately, the site wasn't up to snuff and was hindered by issues that were so detrimental to the user experience that the ACE Family decided to end the service entirely.
Customers who purchased Catherine McBroom's 1212 skincare line of products also complained about either defective products or never receiving orders despite paying.
Catherine was eventually sued by her business partners who claimed she was trying to stage a takeover of the company's management.