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Face of Rekquity. Late forties. Not a licensed-broker claim on this page. Builder of the record: the house.
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Derek Cohn. Rek. Handle: @rekquity.
Rek + Equity = Rekquity. Marchese coined it in the driveway and it stuck. I like that it sounds like a typo until you hear it twice.
“Guys like my buddy Rek here drive cool cars and buy million-dollar houses just to what? Tear ’em down?” “Yup.”
— Marchese and Rek, the driveway tape
I have developed, flipped, operated, and sold residential and commercial property in:
Those markets taught the same lesson at different volumes. Springs and Fountain teach you operations and patience. Scottsdale teaches you finish. Paradise Valley is the test of whether you can do both on a lot that stares at Camelback.
I do not list old sale prices here. The work is the resume. The listing will be the scoreboard.
Modern. Not cosplay-modern. Not a white box with no soul. Light, proportion, a roof that earns its keep, a basement that is not a leftover. If a finish does not survive a buyer walk-through and a Tuesday morning coffee, it does not belong in the house.
I am late forties. I have seen enough bad additions to know when a house is asking to come down. I have also seen enough pretty drawings that could not be built for the number on the sheet. That is why design is a business decision, not a mood board.