Hello, I am Grace Rucker and I am currently the Intern for Weidner in the Colorado Springs region. I began my internship this first week by learning about Weidner’s values and other important information in the corporate office. I did eventually get to jump into the office I work at! […]

During my first week at General Property Management in Eau Claire, I had the opportunity to meet everyone in the office and familiarize myself with the team. My initial tasks included completing training videos and assisting with small projects, particularly in preparing for turnover inspections as tenants returned their keys. […]

My internship as a Guest Attendant at the Grand Geneva Resort and Spa has officially concluded. However, I can say with absolute certainty, that I am leaving as a more well rounded, and driven, individual. Not only have I met all the goals I set out for myself at the […]

For the last week, I was asked to help onboard a new portfolio for the Milwaukee office. My assignments for the project were to abstract the leases and I contributed to reaching out to vendors to establish service agreements. The entire portfolio had one month to be onboarded. As I […]

In week 7 I was able to work on several tenant move-out inspections from start to finish. Simultaneously we knocked out a few annual inspections for our business park, and we worked with our maintenance manager from another company to inspect mechanical and electrical components. As I learn more I […]

Week 8 was great we finally hit our goal of 90% occupancy which was a change because of how large the community was. I also shadowed maintenance and grounds which gave me a different perspective on how the community stays looking and running great. I also did a lot of […]

Week 7 was very productive, and I had a few move-ins and property events. One of the community events was the Glow Run 5k and another one was the happy hour which I helped set up and advertise. I was also very excited with all of the move-ins we have […]

For the 6th week of my internship, I was assigned to my areas of property inspection. The 1st property I inspected was chaperoned but it quickly lead to independent inspections. The picture featured is from the rooftop of my office which I was entrusted to inspect solo. The inspections tie […]

The 5th week of my internship brought a very interesting and insightful experience. The interns were invited to an event held by the managers of 330 Kilbourn in Milwaukee. This is one of a couple of opportunities offered by Colliers to get a deeper understanding of commercial real estate and […]

During the 4th week of my internship, I learned the beginning steps of the budgeting process. This involved contacting vendors, reviewing rent rolls, and using software like Microsoft Excel and Yardi. Upon reviewing our listed vendors in MRI Angus, we decided to audit our COIs for each vendor which opened […]