Author: joshgadient

Setting up community events

My community director pointed me head of the event this month. This means I have to come up with getting a food truck, setting up the event, games, advertising and making it fun. So far it is going good but running into some bumps in the road. Having fun with […]

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Preparing units

Weidner calls this setting up mini models. With all the turns we just had because it was the end of the month and we had quite a few people leaving. After all the painting and maintenance done we then have to go through and wipe down some finishing touches and […]

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Delinquencies

The beginning of the month is always interesting and dealing with late payments and angry tenants. Late fees are not fun for either side of this spectrum because paying them is no fun and trying to contact people to pay is not a lot of fun either. Calling these tenants […]

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Learned how to deal with any situation!

Today was a day like no other, but just another day that the property manager faces because lets face it, its their job. Today a good size tree branch fell onto a tenants car. Hearing this news startled me and I didnt really know what to say to the person. […]

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Meeting the guy himself MR. Weidner

Had a great day meeting the face of the company. Learned a lot about how he got started and the work that he has put into his company. All the seattle interns sat at a table with him to ask him questions and see what he is all about. He […]

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Learning Maintenance

Today was a fun day because I got to follow around our Maintenance staff! I learned how to do a bunch of little things that have to do with toilets, drains, sinks, and garbage disposals. I really got to appreciate the work that they do. Having a solid Maintenance staff […]

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Shopping Comps

Today was a fun day in the property management industry because me and another intern got the opportunity to go to surrounding properties to find out there prices, how they treat their customers and other helpful tips.  I learned that all properties have there own and unique ways of standing […]

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