Last week I was in a meeting with my boss, a city council member, and the EDC vice president. Last year we developed 104 lots in Grand Forks all together. The city wants us to double that number and get it to 200 next year. That will be a very […]
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Property Event
My Community Director has faced me with the challenge of creating a property event before I leave in a few weeks. My current top choices would be root beer float event or a grill out. I’m leaning towards a root beer float event so people can come in and grab […]
Read MoreLaundry Leaks
Today we got on property to a laundry leak. We are currently unsure if the pipe is fully broken or if it needs to be snaked. After having troubles with snaking it ourselves, we decided to throw in the towel. The plumbing professionals are on their way.
Read MoreSlow Traffic Week
Last week our property was experiencing unusually low traffic. This left us with a lot of downtime in the office. We used this time to figure out why our traffic was so low. We called other competitors and looked at adjusting our prices. What we found out was that our […]
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Study: Graduates of UW-Stout Make More Money at Career Start
A new Money Magazine study shows that graduates of University of Wisconsin-Stout make more money in the first five years of their careers than all but two other institutions in the UW System. Money magazine’s 2016 college ratings showed that UW-Stout’s graduates made an average of $47,400 in the first […]
Read MoreCall in the Big Guns
Last week we visited Blaine Medical Center to do a walk around on the account. On our way there, one of the suite managers called my boss and said he found 5 blades of grass in their suite. Safe to say he was not a happy camper and which resulted […]
Read MoreMaking a Difference
This past week I had transitioned from my old property in St. Paul to my new property in Maplewood. It was a nerve racking transition but I was able to adjust and fit in here in the new property as well. In the middle of last week I had my […]
Read MoreNorth Metro Surgery walk around
Last Wednesday (7/20) I met with the center director for North Metro Surgery Center. They specialize in orthopedic, gynecology, general surgery, podiatric, gastrointestinal, spine, ear, nose and throat, and eye procedures and services. They are a small portion of the 60,000 square foot building but require a ton of attention due […]
Read MoreMarket Surveys for new property
Last week I had to do the market surveys for this new property and compare them with our site’s current rates. It was interesting to see how two different properties and their comps can change so much by just moving across town. Shopping the competition was refreshing to see how other sites […]
Read MoreYoung and Troubled Youth.
On Friday of last week we had a very interesting situation take place. We had a resident come in saying that a little boy came up to her and asked her for some food because he said he hadn’t eaten all day. Upon hearing this, we went out and found […]
Read MoreGoodbye Texas
I have had a great stay down here in Texas. I have met a lot of great people and had the opportunity to see many new things. On the weekend I was able to head into Dallas and see the JFK museum, Holocaust museum, blue lives matter memorial, and even […]
Read MoreThere is Always Something to do.
Yesterday was one of the slower days I’ve had in the office here at Silver Ridge Apartments. Throughout the day we were struggling to find something to do. Whether it’s auditing residents files, doing walk through’s in our buildings or sorting the mail, there is always something to do even […]
Read MoreMaybe Not The Best Time to Come Tour an Apartment..
So earlier this week we had a very interesting couple come into our leasing office. They smelled of alcohol and cigarette smoke and were pretty aggressive in their attempt to schedule a tour to look at an apartment. The wife could barley stand and the husband was slurring his words […]
Read MoreClosing Work Orders
The property I am at here in Texas was built in 2001. It is getting at that age where everything needs to be fixed and replaced. So they always give the intern the boring job of closing out all these work orders.
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