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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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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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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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When we list a new property in our MLS, one of the first things that needs to happen is obtaining pictures and measurements of the interior and exterior partitions of the property. Pictured is an ultrasonic measuring device that allows me to measure interior square footage, and the other picture […]
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Above is an example image of an MLS quick sheet I have made, which details just about all the information a prospective homebuyer would need. It includes some of the primary images, location, square footage, any covenants or restrictions, included items, and remarks with directions. These sheets are crucial to […]
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During this week, I spent a lot of time working in programs such as Craigslist, TourFactory, Vistaprint, and Lofty to advertise our properties. TourFactory allows us to make virtual tours and tie that link to our MLS for easy access. Living up in the north woods with limited access to […]
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Living in a desolate area, advertising properties with signage is absolutely necessary. At our Land O Lakes office, we display a large marquis sign with each side featuring a different property that highlight some of our more eye-catching listings. Living remotely poses additional challenges with notifying the public about new […]
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Over the past week, I have been helping move offices. The company owner got a bigger office, but it’s been difficult to do work. We didn’t have Wi-Fi for a couple of days, so we had to use a hotspot and got disconnected a couple of times. When […]
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Over the past week, I have been getting ready and having my first annual meeting, getting the packet ready, and the sign-in sheet. I also had to send out the meeting packet to all the homeowners to see if any of them would send in a proxy. During the meeting, […]
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Over the past week, my supervisor asked me to do some reinspections, so I went to five properties and walked around to make sure homeowners were taking care of their violations. Also, one association is looking at getting new trees planted, and I had to take pictures where a vendor […]
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It’s official, my internship with Weidner Apartments has officially come to a close. I couldn’t be more thankful for all of the experiences, mentorship opportunities, and people that I met along the way. I want to give a special thank you to Rayna Darbonne for helping me to secure my […]
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I recently completed my internship at The Overlook at Magnolia with Weidner, marking the end of an amazing 10-week experience! This opportunity has significantly enhanced my understanding of Real Estate Property Management and has helped prepare me for a future career in this field. I am deeply grateful to Weidner […]
Read MoreFor my 7th week at my internship, I would be placed in 3 separate buildings. While there, I would help out as an assistant to the property managers. Along with helping the managers, I would also do inspections on some of the units at the properties. While doing inspections, I […]
Read MoreFor Week 6 of my internship, I would be placed in compliance for a few days. While there, I would go through a property and single out tenants who were late on paying their rent, make notes and give them to my boss to contact the tenants. Along with working […]
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