It was another great week here in Menomonie, some rain slowed down some of our outside projects here at A&J Management but we ended the week on a great note. With both the manager and maintenance supervisor gone for the weekend I am the on call maintenance man for the […]
Read MoreSite Articles
Cleaning and Taking Care of the Hot Tub
One of my every day jobs is taking care of and managing our hot tub. It’s an important job because it needs to stay at an appropriate level of chemicals at all times. If it is ever broken or not chemically balanced, there is always the risk of harm or […]
Read More
Monthly Newsletter
Every month I have to create a newsletter for all of our tenants. It includes special events and information for tenants to be aware of. We put them in all of the elevators in each building so there is a good chance everyone will see them. Here is an example […]
Read More
Marketing
Everyday I am required to post 3 apartment rentals in craigslist. We do that in order to flood the market with our available units and hopefully get some leads on prospective tenants. Here is an example of a posting I made today. Here is link: https://milwaukee.craigslist.org/apa/6181016114.html
Read MoreLeasing Agent Shadow
I have been shadowing the leasing consultants during property tours. Good to see the interaction between the consultant and the prospective tenant. Very good experience.
Read MoreHelping Curb Appeal
Wednesday we got to go a few different properties to plant flowers to help the curb appeal of the property. We got to do this with other interns and some of the community directors so we were able to get to know them a little better!
Read MoreIntern Meeting in AZ
Tuesday we had our meeting where we learned more about Weidner and the MIT program and got to do some team building activities and went on some tours of properties in AZ.
Read MoreResident Relations
At Asbury Park people tend to live in the community for 1-3 years. So it is important to keep your residents happy since they will be around for awhile and you want them to enjoy living in your community. This means getting their maintenance requests done asap, and doing what […]
Read MoreMy Coworkers
At Asbury Park the staff consists of a community director, leasing consultant, maintenance tech, and a maintenance supervisor (who is in charge of two properties). My community director’s name is Nicole and she started in the MIT program and is now running Asbury Park. The leasing consultant is transferring to […]
Read More
Asbury Park
Asbury Park is a 161 unit property located in Kirkland, WA. Amenities include 24 emergency maintenance, 24 fitness center, seasonal pool, clubhouse access with free wifi, free uncovered parking. The property does offer carports with $40/month. We have three floor plans a studio, 1 bed 1 bath, and a 2 […]
Read MoreOrientation
For Orientation at Weidner, it was your typical filling out paperwork and watching videos on how to behave in the workplace. However, they also did more they made sure you understood fair housing and yardi before sending you onsite. They also made sure you had a good understanding of their […]
Read More
Up at it early
Good morning everyone. Since I’m minoring in construction I decided to do an internship in the construction world. As of now I am doing an internship through Durand Builders in Durand, Wis. We’re currently working on a couple of projects that I have been apart of. It’s always nice being […]
Read MoreGetting My Very First (Official) Lease!
Today I got my first lease! Technically, I had gotten a few in the first few weeks of my internship, but this one was the first one I did start to finish by myself. It was a little nerve racking, but it was a great experience! It was even followed […]
Read More
Alaska to Arizona
The past few days have been, by far, the hottest of my internship thus far. After spending the first few weeks in Anchorage, Alaska, 95-degree weather in Phoenix was a pleasant shock. All U.S. Weidner interns were privileged to attend the very first Summer Intern Meeting in Phoenix, AZ. While […]
Read More