From the Field

Keep up with UW Stout coop education and internship experiences.

Week 8

During my eight weeks, I was located in St.Paul. Every second Tuesday of the month this site holds a meeting with the housing services they have on-site to discuss residents and to see if anyone needs services. This is the only site in the portfolio that has services on-site for […]

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Week 7

This week I was located at two different sites, one in Eden Prairie and the other is in St. Paul. On Monday and Tuesday, I created move in folders and helped assist guests. Later in the week, the site manager had the Eden Prairie Fire Department come to the property […]

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Week 6

During my sixth week, I started my week off at Prairie Meadows and assisted with a new move in. I helped with inspecting the unit beforehand and sat in while the resident was signing the move in papers. Later in the week, I was at Roseville Senior Apartments where I […]

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Week 5

During my fifth week, I was transferred to another site missing an assistant manager. I was trained in what a day-to-day looks like and I started by creating notices for residents. I learned how to put together a resident folder, each resident has a folder based on what subsidy they […]

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Week 4

This week I helped another site with a clothing drive for the residents. We received over 20 boxes of clothing from a local clothing store that was shutting down. I was able to help sort the different types of clothing by size and season. I finished the week at Hopkins […]

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Week 3

During my third week, I was located at Hopkins Village Apartments. I started the week by reaching out to prospects and scheduling a time for them to tour. Later in the week, we hosted an ice cream social for the residents. This was a great way for me to meet […]

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Week 2

During my second week, I was located at Hopkins Village Apartments. I started by touring the property and meeting some of the residents. The first thing I learned was the different programs we accept at this location and how to create a move in folder based on the program the […]

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HPI Properties Week 8

This past week was my final week at the internship. After this week, I plan to work remotely, handling leasing and appointment setting over the phone. A major focus this last week involved working on financials for refinances and assembling documents to send to banks. I created a spreadsheet that […]

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HPI Properties Week 7

The past few weeks have been bustling with showings and ongoing maintenance scheduling. We’ve experienced a significant turnover in the past few days, with multiple tenants moving out. The showings and calls have been productive, and we are successfully leasing in advance with minimal rent loss. The only vacant property […]

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Week #8 – Last Week

Excited to share that I’ve officially made it to the final week of my internship at Eagle Ridge Apartment Homes in Colorado Springs, working with Weidner Apartment Homes. These weeks have flown by, and I’m so grateful for the incredible experience I’ve had! Some highlights from my journey: Working with […]

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NAR Settlement

Through the past few weeks, our firm has been gearing up for the new NAR laws taking effect August 17, but August 15 for our MLS. This settlement was an antitrust lawsuit that is meant to combat price fixing and inter-brokerage agreements. Overall, this effects pretty much everyone because the […]

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Real Estate License

Throughout the summer, I was encouraged by some of the agents at my firm and my employers to get my license before the summer was over so that I could practice real estate, and so that I would have a foot in the door when I graduate from school. Over […]

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Cold Calling

During this week, I spent a lot of time cold calling for which ever agent had floor time at that given moment. My boss had me go through our lead system which is called Lofty, and look through any cold leads or anyone who may have just been window shopping […]

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Tribal Dispute

https://www.wpr.org/news/lac-du-flambeau-band-lake-superior-chippewa-town-easements-no-resolution Since about a year ago, the town of Lac Du Flambeau has been dealing with easement issues with the tribe of Lac Du Flambeau for many reasons. When these “easements” were built around fifty years ago, they had expiration dates which were never recorded by the town, as these […]

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