Author: Grant Geissler

Internship Week 10

For the last week of my internship, I was able to choose what positions I wanted more time in. I decided to help out in multiple different areas. I first started in leasing for the first two days answering the phone and giving tours. It took a few hours to […]

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Internship Week 9

This week of the internship was the corporate rotation. On Tuesday, Trinity flew all of the interns out to their corporate headquarters in Irvine, California! Wednesday we heard presentations from the East and West Presidents of Redwood Construction, a sister company that focuses on the renovation and construction projects of […]

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Internship week 7

This was my second week with the Property Manager. During this week I had the opportunity to see how the Property Manager prepares quotes for a large capital project. At this site, there is a massive issue with the gutter and drainage systems on all of the buildings. Over time, […]

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Internship Week 6

For the next two weeks, I will be working with the Property Manager. This first week, I was shown how to use the software Yardi to create purchase orders and submit invoices. I was also given the opportunity to plan a resident event. The Property Manager gave me a few […]

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Week 5

This is my second week with the Assistant Property Manager. This week was somehow even busier than last week. On Friday alone, we had 8 new move-ins and 2 move-outs. With it being so busy, we weren’t in the office very much as we were doing both move-in and move-out […]

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Week 4

After completing the leasing rotation, for the next 2 weeks, I am with the Assistant Property Manager. This first week was crazy busy due to a ton of move-ins and move-outs. This property is also doing renovations on the older units and is budgeted to complete 100 unit renovations this […]

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Internship Week 3

This was the second week of my Leasing rotation. This week I focused on perfecting the tour. There are a lot of things to remember, but I was able to get into a routine when it came time for a tour. First I would verify their information, what floorplans they […]

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Experience Profile

Grant Geissler Hometown: Green Bay, WI High School: Bay Port High School, Green Bay, WI Grant Geissler is a Junior in the Real Estate Property Management program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Grant is completing a Cooperative Education (Co-Op) experience as a Real Estate Intern at Arrive Eden Prairie in […]

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Internship – Week 2

For the second week of my internship, I started working with the leasing team. During this week I was trained on the Entrata software that we use for pretty much everything. We use Entrata for current residents as well as creating a profile for prospective residents. I also was trained […]

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Internship Week 1

This summer, I am interning with Trinity Property Consultants at their Arrive Eden Prairie property in Minnesota. Trinity’s Arrive brand is their luxury apartments and the property is gorgeous. The first week I shadowed the Facilities Manager, Rick, as he showed me how the maintenance team keeps the property running […]

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