Chris Minchin
A lot of the owners who call me aren't in a hurry. They've had the building a long time, it's done right by them, and they're starting to wonder whether it's still worth the trouble. The tenants, the insurance bill that keeps climbing, the roof with a few years left. I've sat at a lot of kitchen tables having that conversation, and I'd rather have it honestly than quickly.
I started selling apartment buildings in 2013 at Marcus & Millichap, and in 2018 I opened The Apartment King so I could do it my own way. Thirteen years, one line of work, and a Florida broker's license in my own name. I also run The Mobile Home Park King under its own license, because parks and apartment buildings are priced differently and each one deserves a specialist.
Here's how I work. I answer my own phone. I know the numbers on your building before we ever talk. I price it the way a buyer's bank will, not to win your signature, because a number that falls apart at the appraisal only costs you time. And when a deal gets hard, in due diligence or financing, I'm the one handling it.
Not every conversation ends in a sale, and that's fine. Plenty of owners learn their number, decide the building is doing what they want, and keep it. Some refinance instead. I'd rather be the one you call when the day comes than the one who pushed too early.
The facts, if you'd like to check them
- Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker, license BK3282270 (The Apartment King) and BK3431343 (The Mobile Home Park King).
- Selling Florida income property since 2013; independent since 2018.
- Valuations built from the Florida Department of Revenue parcel and sale files: over 200,000 parcels and 81,595 qualified arm's-length apartment sales in the current state file, cross-checked against real closings.
- 4% commission, paid only at closing. 90-day listings. A one-page agreement.
- One phone number for both brands: 321-275-KING, answered by me.
Why these sites read the way they do
Everything here under my name comes from real deals, county records and real numbers, and my license number is on every post because the state holds me to what I say about real estate. That goes for this blog and the park blog. If you read something and disagree, call me. That's what the phone number is for.
Weighing me against a national brokerage? I wrote the honest comparison, including the parts where they win.
Start where most owners start: what is your building worth?
