Jeff W. Brock: Founder & CEO
Jeff Brock is the founder and CEO of Key Property Solutions, LLC, the parent to the Key Property family of companies. Since 2001 he has acquired, managed and sold over $75,000,000 in property developing extensive knowledge of the residential real estate market in the metro Atlanta area. Key Properties has completed over 1,500 renovations. Currently, Key Properties has more than $50,000,000 in assets under management comprised of more than 1,500 single family rental homes.. Mr. Brock has personally served in every function within the organization and as a result is able to drive efficiency and profitability in all areas of the company.
In 2010, what is considered one of the most difficult years in real estate, the company sold 174 homes. Mr. Brock’s focus on operations, construction expertise, and understanding of the residential real estate market fueled the company’s exponential growth in this challenging market. Operating from the investor’s perspective Mr. Brock’s organization provides superior value and a high level of customer satisfaction to property management clients. The original reason for starting the brokerage and property management company was to serve his biggest client, himself.
Prior to founding Key Property Solutions, Mr. Brock served as Senior Operations Manager at Federal Express. During his 15 years there, he managed multiple costs centers and developed processes used company wide to increase productivity and measure the effectiveness of these processes. During his tenure at FedEx, Mr. Brock began accumulating income producing properties for his own portfolio until he formed Key Property Solutions in 2001 and transitioned to investing in real estate full time. Mr. Brock is a native of Atlanta and resides in Kennesaw, GA with his wife Judy and three children.
Darlene Coquerel: Manager, Acquisitions & Sales
Darlene Coquerel has an outstanding track record over the last ten years serving the real estate investor community. In 1991 she began buying, rehabbing and selling properties as well as developing expertise in a wide range of acquisition and disposition methods. As a foreclosure specialist she has a deep working knowledge of short sales, pre-foreclosures, HUD & REO sales, subject to transactions, marketing and negotiating. In 1994 she acquired her real estate license and added single and multi-family property management to the list of services she provides to investors. Ms. Coquerel has been directly involved in several organizations that promote investing including the Georgia Real Estate Investor’s Association where she served as a board member and currently leads the Foreclosure Subgroup. She has trained beginner, intermediate and advanced level real estate classes nationally. Ms. Coquerel brings a great deal of real estate experience and a high degree of professionalism to the Key Property Solutions team. She currently leads the contract to close department working directly with buyers, agents, mortgage brokers and investors to ensure a smooth closing process. Ms. Coquerel currently resides in Lilburn, GA with her two daughters.
Stephen Futral: Financial Analyst & Investment Coordinator
Prior to joining Key Property Solutions, Mr. Futral served at Ernst & Young, LLP as a Senior Financial Auditor. In this role he managed financial audits of Fortune 1000 companies and various foreign subsidiaries. Mr. Futral started his real estate investing career while attending Kennesaw State University. Through partnership with two funding partners and a project manager he was able to successfully purchase, renovate and lease rental property while a full time student. His background in real estate and finance made him a natural fit and a strategic player in his current role at Key Property Solutions. Mr. Futral generates financial models to drive profitability in all areas of the company including acquisition, renovation and sales. Mr. Futral lives in Kennesaw, GA with his wife Aubrey and three children.
Kyle Sweet: VP of Field Operations
Kyle Sweet manages the entire construction and maintenance division across five operating counties and is supported by six field managers and one maintenance manager. His group currently renovates over 30 properties a month. During his tenure at Key Property Solutions he has managed 350 projects, of which 250 were from purchase to renovation to disposition. Mr. Sweet is also a strategic member of the acquisition team in executing the monthly auctions. In this role he and his team perform an analysis of over 1000 properties in a four day period to determine the best acquisition prospects. Mr. Sweet’s direct oversight from property selection to renovation and punch out provides a 360 degree view of each deal that maximizes profitability, quality control and project efficiency. To further reduce costs Mr. Sweet establishes and maintains relationships with key suppliers to negotiate volume discounts.
Prior to joining Key Property Solutions, Mr. Sweet spent 13 years as Operations Manager for a Print Time franchise. He excelled in this environment where details, consistency and speed are all critical to the success of the business. These qualities have also served him well in the real estate business. He started rehabbing homes with his father at the age of sixteen, which laid the foundation for him to buy, fix and sell four primary residences every two years by age 28. He has been involved in renovation and investing for most of his adult life. Mr. Sweet lives in Acworth with his wife, Michelle and son Kyle.
