From the Field

Keep up with UW Stout coop education and internship experiences.

Diversified Week 2

Week 2 at Diversified Real Estate Services was very similar to week 1, except there was less filing as I got most of that done last week. I completed more setup files which are mostly taking pictures of maps (area, regional, plat, state, and aerial) and then adding a dot […]

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Assessing Services Week 3

Week three was a short week and mainly was a repeat of the previous week. We had some meetings and did some virtual reassessments using the GIS software we learned how to use last week. Other then that the people here are great to work with and include the interns […]

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Assessing Services Week 2

Week two I got to meet the other three interns I would be working with over the summer. We also did more training, a few meetings, and worked more with the software. We did some field days where we visited some co-ops and some new construction to see how the […]

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Assessing Services Week 1

The first week started by meeting everyone in the office and doing some team bonding by going out to eat as a team for lunch. It also consisted of setting up my workstation, working on training, reading through the manuals/ rules, and gaining familiarity with the GIS software. The dress […]

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Diversified Week 1

My first week at Diversified Real Estate Services in Minneapolis was pretty laid back. I organized my desk first thing, which was later filled with files. I learned how to complete a setup file for a report. I threw away old files and organized and stored the new files that […]

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Final Week with Weidner

This was my final week at The Vue at Pinnacle Park. It was a very busy week from having some move-ins, move-outs, events, and helping at a different property. The move-ins went very smoothly and we had no issues with the new resident giving us all the required materials for […]

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Town Centre Week 12

This week at Town Centre we finally got our new hire.  I was responsible for training her in and showing the ropes, such as day to day basis and some tips on how to handle certain situations.  I had her shop some other properties just to see how different company’s […]

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Town Centre Week 11

This week they had me switch back to Lofts at a couple days.  I did a lot of cleaning  such as vacuuming, cleaning windows and wiping stuff down.  We are still waiting for our new hire to come into Town Centre to fill the leasing consultant spot.  It has been […]

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Town Centre Week 10

This week I found out our leasing consultant has decided to get a new job.  That being said I will have to do a lot more of the work on the day to day basis.  I was trained in more than ever this week to make sure I would be […]

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Town Centre Week 8

This week I was going back and forth between Lofts and Town Centre apartments.  When I was working at lofts I need to focus on leasing apartments.  I made sure that I knew every question I could about the apartment and where everything was again.  I got a couple of […]

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Town Centre Week 7

This week was a little different for me Weidner is going through some position changes within our section.  They had me work at there Lofts apartment complex in St. Paul right next to the St. Paul Saints baseball field.  It was cool but it was kind of hard to relearn […]

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Town Centre Week 6

This week at Town Centre I worked on trying to clean up our storage lockers.  I had to go to every floor and check out what units were empty and which ones were occupied.  Than I had to compare it to the list of units we had rented out.  This […]

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Town Centre Week 5

This week has been a slow week, being that we are just about one hundred percent leased.  I had to work my first Saturday alone this week.  Honestly, I was nervous because I didn’t fully know what to expect being that I would be running this 300 some apartment complex […]

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Town Centre Week 4

This week I started doing my own tours.  It started with me taking the tour but having one of my co-workers come with to answer any questions I did not know.  Some of these questions were like when the building was built, how many apartments we have total and our […]

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