Author: Meghan Barfknecht

Bowling @ Pinstripes in Edina

On Thursday night, all the Trinity properties in MN closed early and we went to Pinstripes in Edina. They rented out the entire upstairs in which there was food, drinks, bowling, and bocce ball. It was a fun night getting to other managers from the other properties and seeing how […]

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Tuesday – Thursday Training @ Solhous

Last week, I had the opportunity to move properties. I was transferred to Solhous in Minneapolis. During my time, I sat through a week of training on how to manage a Trinity property. Solhous was recently bought back in December by Trinity and new management was brought in and they […]

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Market Analysis Project

Monday, I spent the day working on a market analysis for Arrive Watertower, my current property as well as one for Solhous in Minneapolis. I was to compile information for all the competition properties and put them together using power point. I had the chance to go out and shop […]

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Heating Hot Water

It was an interesting day to say the least! One of our current residents, thought it would be okay to bring in a propane tank to their unit. They wanted their water to be hotter and this was their way of heating it up. We had to go up to […]

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I Finally Got My Mentor

Last week, I was assigned a mentor from the South region of the US within the Trinity company.  Brandy my mentor, serves as the Vice President of the South region as well as overseas all student housing. Today, I got the opportunity to speak to Brandy via phone call. It […]

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Marketing Binder

Trinity requires all properties to comply with having a on hand library of binders to be stored in the leasing office. A few months ago, the old manager left and did not comply with these standards. Going forward, my manager had me create a marketing binder with all our competitor […]

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How Much Do Residents Owe?

Today, my manager and I went over Delinquencies and how much residents still owe for the month of July. It amazes me how people let their rent go and accumulate later chargers.

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All by Myself

Today, was the first day in the office I was all by myself. Both my manager and assistant manager left for vacation and they left me in charge. I was very surprised to have been left with this responsibility, but they knew I could do it. I did have a […]

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A BUSY DAY!

I’ve never given so many tours in one day! Today, I gave a total of 7 tours to future prospects. Most of these appointments were walk-ins, but a few were scheduled. It made for an exciting day, and they day flew by.

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Morning Run to Bachmans Floral

This morning, my manager and I went to Bachmans to pick up a flower arrangement for a resident. We picked out the flowers we wanted, and the florist put the display together. In the time I was there, I bummed around and checked out the other displays they had on […]

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Construction Has Finally Begun

Construction for our courtyard has finally begun. Our building is designed like a figure eight and has two courtyards in the middle. Both courtyards are being renovated and the residents are ecstatic! Their is going to be fire pits, TVs, grills, and seating all around. The project is suppose to […]

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Pricing and Availability

As July rolls around the corner, so do the move-ins and move-outs. Today, I worked with my manager to go over pricing, vacant units, and what is coming to the market. It was fun to see how she can change pricing as well as create incentives/deals for new prospects to rent.  

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Helping My Manager

Today, My manager and I worked together and answered a bunch of emails, helped organize new move-ins, and created work orders from residents. By working together, we were able to get our daily tasks crossed off faster and we were able to share a few laughs, too!    

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Working Together As A Team

This week, I spent the entire week learning about what an Assistant Property Manager does. I learned invoicing, audits, and other essential business items on Entrata. It was fun to work alongside my property manager to see the tasks she does on a day-to-day basis. Each day was something new […]

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