About Frank McKinney

Frank McKinney
Modern Day Renaissance Man

Frank McKinney is a true modern-day Renaissance man who has pushed the limits of success in his every endeavor. His early years were not very promising: upon attending his 4th high school in 4 years (he was asked to leave the first 3), and seven stints in juvenile detention, he earned his high school diploma with a 1.8 GPA. With $50 in his pocket and without the benefit of further education, he left his native Indiana for Florida in search of his life’s highest calling.

Today, Frank’s life is a testament to the power of aspiration to create a completely new reality. As a real estate artist he has created and sold 44 oceanfront mansions on spec with an average price of $14 million. Frank recently announced he was un-retiring and coming back to create more real estate artistry! See two short films that were just made about Frank’s exciting comeback!

As a philanthro-capitalist, Frank has built 31 self-sustaining villages over the last 21 years in Haiti, providing 14,000+ children and their families with homes, schools, clinics, community centers, churches, renewable food and clean water, and means to support themselves.

A best-selling author, actor, and keynote speaker, Frank has written 9 books in 7 genres. His newest book; Aspirational Thoughts • Inspirational Images: An Art Gallery and Teacher • A Photography Exhibit and Mentor was just released! Frank has starred in four movies, and keynoted before audiences of ten to ten thousand around the world.

Physically, Frank has pushed the limit of his body by racing in the Badwater 135-mile Ultramarathon 12x in the scorching summer in Death Valley, California, a race referred to by National Geographic as “the world’s toughest footrace.

As with all of his books, Frank wrote his prior bestseller Adversitology in his Delray Beach, Florida, oceanfront treehouse office or from his glass cabin along the Pigeon River in Canton, NC!

Today Frank and Nilsa, his wife of 33 years, split their time between Delray Beach and their “glass cabin” in the mountains of Canton, North Carolina. They enjoy visiting their 25 year-old daughter, Laura, in New York City, where she started and runs StrataBrand, a brand strategy firm.

Frank just released Aspirational Thoughts • Inspirational Images: An Art Gallery and Teacher • A Photography Exhibit and Mentor, his 9th title in 7 book genres.

Bring Your Curiosity To Life…

• Stroll through & absorb this unique collection from the mind and lens of Frank McKinney
• With wonderment, spontaneity, and serenity, reflect upon these awe-inspiring images in conversation with unconventional wisdom
• Allow this exhibition to give rise to your own interpretations as you retain then implement your favorite thoughts, quotes, and ideas

Inside Aspirational Thoughts • Inspirational Images you’ll find 135 contemplative photographs and nearly 300 evocative thoughts, quotes, and ideas curated over 10 meditative categories: ACTION, INTROSPECT, BREATHE, LAUGH, LEGACY, DEATH, RISK, HOPE, GOD, and LOVE

AT-II by Frank McKinney

And his prior book? Adversitology: Overcoming Adversity When You’re Hanging on by a Thread. What if Adversitology is the lifeline you need? Let’s face it: adversity is an unavoidable part of every life. Serious trouble comes for all of us, threatening to ruin our finances, physical and mental health, or relationships. And if you’ve ever felt as if you were barely hanging on while dealing with something big, you’re not alone. Frank is here for you in Adversitology.

The Frank McKinney brand, often referred to as the “Daredevil Developer,” has captivated the media and public for nearly 30 years. His vision and risk-taking have been the subject of numerous international television, radio and print features including Oprah, ABC’s 20/20, cover of USA Today, CBS’ The Early Show, FOX, CNN, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, HGTV, The Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Fortune, Barrons, and in 2,900+ TV and print stories.

You can view a “greatest hits” compilation video of some of his media appearances here: Greatest Hits VideoClick Here

In addition to his real estate artistry, Frank recently released his 9th book in his 7th genre; Aspirational Thoughts • Inspirational Images: An Art Gallery and Teacher • A Photography Exhibit and Mentor. See all of Frank’s books here.

AT-II by Frank McKinney

Each book you purchase is actually a donation to Frank’s Caring House Project Foundation (www.chpf.org). Example: If you buy two books totaling $50 you just provided 400 meals to hungry children in Frank’s Haiti villages. Yes, you read that right – 400 meals! Buy a bunch!

Ever the Renaissance man, Frank added another talent to his vast list of accomplishments. He played the lead role in the movie “Infidel,” a new psycho-spiritual thriller (www.InfidelTheMovie.net), and also played an important part in the new Christian short film “Highway to Hell.” http://geo952.wix.com/highwaytohell. He recently starred as himself in Real Estate Breakout, and Escape to Pigeon River, two short films about Frank’s comeback to creating real estate artistry.

Frank McKinney is now known around the globe as a Real Estate “Artist,” and the creative force behind some of the world’s most magnificent oceanfront mansions ever built on speculation.

Each of the estate homes Frank creates and sells is a one-of-a-kind work of art, infused with vivid imagination and designed on a canvas of sun-drenched Atlantic ocean. Take a minute to visit Frank’s Oceanfront Artistry page.

Frank’s latest creation? 3492 South Ocean which SOLD for a record per-square-foot price.

Frank recently announced he was un-retiring and coming back to create more real estate artistry! Visit Real Estate Breakout and Escape to Pigeon River to see two short films about Frank’s comeback!

With the creation of all of his oceanfront artistry, Frank proves to be a market maker, and declares the real estate market “bubble proof” if approached properly, as he references in great detail in his bestselling real estate book Burst This! Frank McKinney’s Bubble-Proof Real Estate Strategies.

He sold, with an asking price of $50 Million, the largest and most expensive spec home ever created at the time. It contained 72 rooms, 32,000 square feet, 12 bedrooms, 18 baths, and a 14 car garage!

Since his first $2.2 million oceanfront spec home, Frank has created and sold 44 oceanfront properties with an average selling price over $14 million.

Combining his spiritual and professional highest calling is integral to Frank’s success, and he believes it’s the key to your success as well.

Frank spends quite a bit of his time on “philanthro-capitalistic” causes, specifically, his Caring House Project Foundation, www.chpf.org.

In 1998 Frank & Nilsa McKinney founded the Caring House Project Foundation, a non-profit (501c3) organization that provides housing and a self-sustaining existence for homeless families in The Caribbean, South America, Africa, Indonesia, and here in the United States of America.

The Caring House Project Foundation’s current international involvements have been focused in the country of Haiti, the poorest country in world.

By the end of 2023, CHPF will have built 30 self-sustaining villages, sheltering 13,000+ children and their families in Haiti alone. Thousands more are alive because of our (and your) efforts.

CHPF is not just focused abroad. Since its inception in 1998, right here in the United States, CHPF has honored hundreds of donation requests that fit its mission statement.

CHPF enjoys a certain level of flexibility that allows it to immediately act upon worthy, verifiable requests, many right here in America.

Nine International Bestsellers!

AT-II by Frank McKinney
Adversitology by Frank McKinney
Aspire!
The Tap
Burst This Novel
Dead Fred Novel
Make it Big Book

In addition to his real estate artistry, Frank McKinney is a 9-time International Bestselling Author in 7 genres, with his 9th, Aspirational Thoughts • Inspirational Images: An Art Gallery and Teacher – A Photography Exhibit and Mentor just released! You can view all of Frank’s books on the Online Store page.

Each book you purchase is a donation to Frank’s Caring House Project Foundation. Example: If you buy two books totaling $50 you just provided 250 meals to the hungry children in Frank’s Haiti villages. Yes, you read that right – 250 meals! Buy a bunch!

Frank McKinney: The Ultramarathoner

Frank McKinney is also an accomplished ultramarathon runner, defined as one who runs races of over 100 continuous miles.

Frank’s favorite, the Death Valley Badwater 135-mile Ultramarathon is the toughest race in the world according to National Geographic.

Badwater is invitation only, with 100 runners being selected from 25+ countries. It runs 135-miles non-stop through the Death Valley dessert in July and starts -282 feet below sea level. The air temperatures exceed 130 degrees, and ground temps are 200+.

As the race traverses those 135 miles through the Mojave, it goes over three mountain ranges, is run on blacktop pavement, and finishes nearly 8,500 feet above sea level. There are no aid stations.

Since the inception of the race in 1977 only 18 people have finished Badwater 7 or more times. Frank is now one of them, and hopes to add an 8th finish sometime in the future!

Founder of The Caring House Project

I began by doing my best to live by the life mantra that happens to be a passage from the Gospel of Luke, 12:48: “Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more demanded of the person entrusted with more.”

I felt the best way to reflect that was by starting a foundation that cared for those who had no shelter.

After all, when you strip it down, I am simply in the housing business, and felt I should be providing that most basic need to those who have no home.

Stability begins with a home. Without the need of shelter being met, there is little hope.

What started so small, providing housing for $1 a month to elderly homeless people here in the United States, has grown tremendously.

CHPF has impacted the poorest of the poor in the countries of Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Indonesia, Africa and here in the U.S.

By the end of 2024 CHPF will have built 32 self-sufficient villages in 28 Haitian cities in the last 21 years.