Just in time to dodge the heat, I have been working office duty throughout this week. I answer incoming calls. I respond to customer emails. I have been completing daily routes for the crews. I print invoices and process payments in QuickBooks. Payments come in through the mail, customers call […]
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Plan for Snow
In property management we are always thinking and planning ahead. Even though we are in the longest and hottest days of the year, we need to be sure all of our snow maintenance contracts are submitted to property managers. Every property in our snow maintenance route must have a signed […]
Read MoreAesthetic Importance
The word of the week is aesthetics. Aesthetically appealing properties are important in property management because no one wants to rent, visit, or own a property building that is not pleasing to the eye. Weeds in the lawn and landscaping must be pulled and diminished. Grass must be cut, watered, […]
Read MoreProperty Upgrades
Property Management includes the maintenance and upgrades of property grounds. During my internship I have worked on a retaining wall project from start to finish. I started with finalizing a bid and contract for a retaining wall construction project. I secured the down payment and placed the project on our […]
Read MoreA+ BBB Accredited Business
Customer service is of the utmost importance at Green Touch Lawn. This week a customer complaint came across my desk that I had to investigate. A maintenance customer had an employee that reported a damaged windshield from one of our crews. I gathered information from the reporting manager at the […]
Read MoreUpdating DOTs and COIs
This week for internship duties I was assigned the task to review and update DOTs, Medical Cards, and COIs. I reviewed all paperwork for every truck in the fleet to assure all DOT annual vehicle inspection reports were up to date, complete, and a copy of the form in each […]
Read MoreUpdating the Fleet
This week I worked with fleet management at Green Touch Lawn, Inc. The high mile, aging landscape/plow unit needed to be traded in for a replacement vehicle. Jason, owner, reviewed the process taken to secure funding. Then, we started the process of locating a replacement. We had to meet certain […]
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Brandon Connett, Hometown: Woodville, Wisconsin High School: Baldwin High School, Baldwin, Wisconsin Brandon Connett, is a Senior in the Property Management program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Brandon is completing a Cooperative Education (Co-Op) experience as a Property Maintenance Manager at Green Touch Lawn, Inc. in Woodville, Wisconsin. During the […]
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