Got 12.5 hours in today and its gunna be another long day tomorrow. We have to be ready for the 1st of July

Today was a day like no other, but just another day that the property manager faces because lets face it, its their job. Today a good size tree branch fell onto a tenants car. Hearing this news startled me and I didnt really know what to say to the person. […]

Market survey’s are pretty common phone calls we receive through out the week. They’re basically phone calls with other properties trying to compare our numbers to theirs. Some people straight up tell you they’re doing a market survey, and other’s pretend like they actually want to rent from you and […]

One day last week all of the MITs and Interns in the area met up at the regional office for the day to have some meetings. The interns were able to sit in on a meeting for the MITs and see how their meetings go. During the meeting, we talked […]

Today I came into the office with 32 unread emails and numerous voicemails.  There were many phone calls throughout the morning as well as numerous residents walking in to ask questions.  How does one prioritize what they should do first when all residents what to be your first priority?  Here’s […]

Researched the Oshkosh market and our competitors today. As well as researched the Mosinee area competition.

When a prospect shows interest in your community, it is your job as a leasing consultant to reach out to them and see what you can assist them with in their searching for a new home. I would often be the one emailing and calling prospects from our “pipeline” that […]

Had a great day meeting the face of the company. Learned a lot about how he got started and the work that he has put into his company. All the seattle interns sat at a table with him to ask him questions and see what he is all about. He […]

Today was a fun day because I got to follow around our Maintenance staff! I learned how to do a bunch of little things that have to do with toilets, drains, sinks, and garbage disposals. I really got to appreciate the work that they do. Having a solid Maintenance staff […]

On Wednesday the COO of Weidner will be visiting the properties in Colorado Springs. In preparation, this week will be cleaning up the grounds heavily as well as the common areas. Normally the properties would be worried with leasing up to 100% occupancy so there are no vacant units when […]

Today I encountered the difficulty of telling a resident that their service request was not considered an “emergency” therefore the on-call maintenance personal would not be called and their request would not be resolved until tomorrow.  As many can imagine, this is often not the answer a resident want to […]

When trying to lease an apartment home, it is very important to create urgency for the prospect to get their application in. When you are able to create urgency in people, they are forced to make a decision quicker and are more likely to choose your community. If you do not […]

Once a month we have a team meeting, where our team, which is our sister properties, meet and talk about how the team is doing and what is happening at all of the other properties within our team. It was interesting getting to hear about all of the other properties […]

Weidner put together an intern/MIT meeting. Intern’s were there all day, and MIT’s were there only in the morning. We talked about different situations that could happen on an everyday basis, and even got to meet Dean Weidner himself. After the meeting, Weidner put together a little field trip for […]