Grant Geissler Hometown: Green Bay, WI High School: Bay Port High School, Green Bay, WI Grant Geissler is a Junior in the Real Estate Property Management program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Grant is completing a Cooperative Education (Co-Op) experience as a Real Estate Intern at Arrive Eden Prairie in […]
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Assessing Services Week 6
This week we were out in the field doing in-person reassessments. In short the process is a week prior to visiting the property we call and send a postcard letting the owner know we are coming by for reassessment, they also have the option to schedule at an exact time. […]
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For the second week of my internship, I started working with the leasing team. During this week I was trained on the Entrata software that we use for pretty much everything. We use Entrata for current residents as well as creating a profile for prospective residents. I also was trained […]
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This week I did some tours earlier in the week with the model units that we have. Some of the prospective residents that I toured went ahead and submitted applications for the units that I recommended to them. The Community Director and Leasing Specialist wanted me to go ahead and […]
Read MoreDiversified Week 4
Week 4 I continued searching for asking rents and comparables for various different properties. On Tuesday I went with Trevor and Maxx (both Stout alumni) to a multi-tenant retail property (pictured) inspection out in Shakopee. While we were out there we tried out Thai Tempo which is a local thai […]
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This week was mainly spent in the office doing reassessments. We also had a staff meeting going over procedure and regulation changes. Later in the week we had some more training days and projects related to the training. Other then that this week wasn’t to exciting, mainly a repeat of […]
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Brooke Pathos Hometown: Eau Claire, Wisconsin High School: Elk Mound High, Elk Mound, Wisconsin Brooke is currently a senior who will be graduating in December 2022. She is double-majoring in Real Estate Property Management and Business Administration. She also has a minor in Investments and Finance and a minor […]
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This week at my internship I learned a lot. I learned all the steps necessary to give potential residents a tour of the model unit and of the amenities. I am very confident now with giving these tours by myself. I am also pretty confident with answering the phones and […]
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This summer, I am interning with Trinity Property Consultants at their Arrive Eden Prairie property in Minnesota. Trinity’s Arrive brand is their luxury apartments and the property is gorgeous. The first week I shadowed the Facilities Manager, Rick, as he showed me how the maintenance team keeps the property running […]
Read MoreDiversified Week 3
This week I started learning the process that the appraisers go through when appraising a property. I learned how to do a neighborhood, site, and zoning description. I started working with Trevor (a Stout graduate) on finding asking rents and comparables for two properties he’s appraising in Anoka and Shakopee. […]
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Charlie Casper, Hometown: St Paul, MN High School: Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul, MN Charlie Casper is a Junior in the Real Estate Management program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Charlie is completing a Cooperative Education (Co-Op) experience as an intern at Dominium’s A-Mill Artist Lofts in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During the […]
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For my first week at Dominium’s A-Mill Artist Lofts in Minneapolis, I was introduced to my site team and many of the responsibilities I would be taking on. I shadowed the Community Manager and the Leasing Consultant of my site, learning many of the tasks that had to be done […]
Read MoreAssessing Services Week 4
This week we worked a lot more with the GIS software, did some more training, and learned how to digitally “sketch” properties and put them into they system. We also went through some more procedure stuff. Other then that it has continued to be a fun work environment, learning a lot!
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Last Wednesday (6/8/22) the Anchorage region had a team day at Legacy/Legacy west apartments, which is a sister property to alpine apartments the property I am stationed at. Team days happen 1-2 times a month depending on the needs of the properties. In this case there was 4 different projects […]
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