From the Field

Keep up with UW Stout coop education and internship experiences.

Aesthetic Importance

The word of the week is aesthetics. Aesthetically appealing properties are important in property management because no one wants to rent, visit, or own a property building that is not pleasing to the eye. Weeds in the lawn and landscaping must be pulled and diminished. Grass must be cut, watered, […]

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Week 7

This week with Clarity Commercial, I visited the office condo association at Tamarack Hills in Woodbury, Minnesota to meet with contractors for a parking lot rehab. We went over the schedule for the concrete and pavement replacement as well as cleared up some details so the project can begin as […]

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Weidner Internship- Week 4

It was another busy week at Town Centre! The majority of this week was spent taking people on tours, managing the Queue in CRM, and planning for a community event. My coworkers and I thought it’d be a good idea to start the summer off right by hosting a pool […]

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Internship Week 5

This week marks the halfway point in my internship! The past five weeks have flown by. Looking back, I can see how much I have learned about residential property management. This past week, I began to learn more about preparing files for new residents. I spent a lot of the […]

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Washington – Top Golf

Washington Intern Outing with Weidner Apartment Homes. We got together to play Top Golf a couple of weeks ago. Funny to believe that 4/5 of us all go to UW-Stout together. 

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Colliers REMS Internship

Colliers Internship Week 1:  This summer I am working an internship for Colliers | Fox Valley and will be learning the hands-on management of commercial real estate. For my first week, I connected with the teams from Milwaukee & Fox Valley, as well as introduced/trained on software such as MRI […]

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WI Intern/MIT/SIT Outing

Today I attended the Brewers game with other interns, MITs, and SITs from Wisconsin. This event allowed me to meet and connect with other employees within Weidner Apartment Homes! I look forward to making more connections and memories in the next six weeks of my internship. #StoutProud #ThisIsMyCrew #Outing #Internship […]

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Week-3

Week 3 flew by, and I learned so much. During the week I did everything from learning and creating leases to having to step in and help do the final touches to a unit that is being moved in later in the day.  I have also stepped in and helped […]

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Boulder Retaining Wall Project

Property Upgrades

Property Management includes the maintenance and upgrades of property grounds. During my internship I have worked on a retaining wall project from start to finish. I started with finalizing a bid and contract for a retaining wall construction project. I secured the down payment and placed the project on our […]

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Weidner Internship- Week 3

This past week at Town Centre was eventful, to say the least. Our community director was out sick most of the week so it was just Tim (our leasing agent) and I running the show. While it got a little chaotic at times, we did manage to get a lot […]

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Internship Week 4

This week at Whispering Cedars was incredibly eventful. There were a couple of shocking situations that took place. I was able to watch how our community director handled the curveballs that were thrown at her. It has showed me how truly unpredictable the property management industry is. This week, I […]

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Week 2 at Weidner

I have completed my second week at Asbury Park in Kirkland, Washington. This week I conducted move-in abs move-out inspections. I put together leasing packets in files and online in the CRM. I answered prospect abs residents calls, emails, and messages on the CRM queue. I gave two tours to […]

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Half Way Done!

This summer is flying by! I cannot believe I am already halfway done with my second internship with Weidner. I have learned so much already and I cannot wait to keep expanding my knowledge. Next week I will be starting a new role as Assistant Community Director at my property. […]

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4 Weeks In at Weidner

Just ended my fourth week at Regency Woods in Renton, WA. Completed 2 move in’s this week, me and these blue folders are going to be best friends by the end of 12 weeks.  #WA #RentonWA #Weidner #ApartmentLife   

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