From the Field

Keep up with UW Stout coop education and internship experiences.

Working With Guest Services

Recently I stumbled upon an exciting opportunity, allowing me to take some time off from working as a Guest Attendant at the Grand Geneva Resort, and to transfer into the Operations division for a weekend. I have been working in the PBX branch, which can only be described as an […]

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Plan for Snow

In property management we are always thinking and planning ahead. Even though we are in the longest and hottest days of the year, we need to be sure all of our snow maintenance contracts are submitted to property managers. Every property in our snow maintenance route must have a signed […]

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Week 6-Open House

Week six I did a lot of tours because we were hosting an open house for prospects. It was very exciting to talk to people who were touring because they heard about the open house. For the open house, I helped to prepare the setup, and F&B, and also help […]

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Week 5- Team event

In the fifth week of my internship, I have done my first few independent move-ins. Our property also went to a local Axe throwing range to celebrate the leasing that we have been doing and reach our goal for the month. I learned this week more about the procedures we […]

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Week 4-Events

My fourth week consisted of handing out posters to the first-floor retail business that are on our property about upcoming events that are hosted our office. Some examples of events include a 5k hosted by the office and concerts/ festivals in Woodinville where we are volunteering at. I was also […]

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Never a Dull Day in Property Management

As they, there’s never a dull day in the world of property management. Whether its administrative, leasing, or maintenance, you will find yourself encountering new situations regularly. These situations require tact and diligence in order to provide quality management of client’s assets. Recently, there was an accident on one of […]

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Internship Week 7

This past week was the first week of the month, so a lot of our time was spent working on all things rent payments. For the residents that did not pay rent on time, we prepared and delivered notices to their doors before charging a late fee to their account. […]

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Week 8

 I have just completed my 8th week here in Dallas, TX! I am here for a 10-week internship through Weidner Apartment Homes. I have learned so much these past few weeks. It is amazing to use what I learned in class and be able to apply it in the real-world industry. […]

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Unwanted Residents

We had a swarm of bees make a visit just outside some units. Thankfully they seemed friendly enough and decided not to make this bush their final new home.  #bees #uwstout #internship #propertymanagement 

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Notices, Notices, Notices

So many notices, learned that in the state of Washington you have to post a notice for each occupant in a unit, plus one for John Doe, and Jane Doe. In the event there are any unlisted occupants in the unit. 

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Grand Geneva Resort Internship

I am pleased to announce that I have officially registered and begun my Hospitality Internship for the Summer of 2023! I will be spending the summer working at the Grand Geneva Resort and Spa in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. More specifically I will be working as a PM Guest Attendant at […]

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Internship Week 6 –

These last two weeks have been crazy busy with leasing at the VUE at Pinnacle Park. We were able to rent all of our vacant apartments, which is AMAZING!!! It looks like we are going to have a lot of people moving out in August. Therefore, we hope to have […]

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Internship at the VUE at Pinnacle Park

This week our team at the VUE got together and talked about our monthly charts and graphs. During this meeting, I learned more about what everything meant regarding PLI, delinquencies, and bad debt write-offs. We reached out to any residents that still had a balance on their account, along with […]

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Weidner Internship- Week 6

This was yet another eventful week! I spent the majority of my time preparing and getting the word out about the tree removal service happening on our property. Unfortunately, we had quite a few trees that died due to the Emerald Ash Borer so we had to schedule a removal […]

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