I never made a key myself but I have seen people and minute key kiosk at Walmart making a key. It is different from what we have here Elmcreek. The machine at Walmart and the kiosk are different because those ones you just insert the key and hit start the […]
Read MoreFrom the Field
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In the office with vice president and regional manager.
Our regional manager and vice president came by last week to check on us making sure everything is good at Elmcreek. It was pretty nerve racking because it was my first time meeting them. Our regional manager also bought lunch for everyone.
Read MoreAttention to Detail
The office was a little slow at times this week, so I was able to do touch-up painting around the hallways and stairwells of the property. Often times this job requires you to dress down and help keep the property in tip top shape. I even had a resident thank […]
Read MoreOrganizing 4th of July Resident Event
The property I work at (A-Mill Artist Lofts) has an amazing rooftop patio that overlooks the Stone Arch bridge. With there being a very high demand for the residents to view the fireworks from this area, I was given the task of organizing and taking reservations. The city has been […]
Read MoreWorking from Home
At CUNA Mutual Group they believe in working from home if life gets busy. With this last week being the Fourth of July and with most of my coworkers being out of town myself and another Analyst, Dan, decided at 11am that we were going to go home for the […]
Read MoreShort, but productive
We had a short week, but it didn’t lack in my learning. I worked a lot with computer systems this week, and I learned like I really like that part of appraisal. It’s a step in the right direction to know I’m going into the perfect profession for me!
Read MoreFifth Week at Lake Shore Landing
This week I learned how to process the rent for Lake Shore Landing. I learned a lot working with real numbers and seeing how the entire process works. Its cool to see all the numbers come together and add up.
Read MoreWeidner Internship
Excited to have the opportunity to learn how make the perfect resident file!!
Read More“Midterms” For NRP Group
What an eventful week once again! This week was very busy with it being fourth of July. At the beginning of this internship the president of NRP Group gave his property management interns an assignment to accomplish once our leasing segment was finished. This week is when it was due so I […]
Read MoreBudgets, budgets, budgets
This week I have been working a lot on our 2020 budgets, mostly finding data for our contract pricing and utilities for each property. Last week my boss went to a conference and brought back a bunch of knickknacks and books from the speakers she saw. Here is what she […]
Read MoreBi-annual inspection at Elmcreek Apartments
We had our biannual inspection this week. We do this twice a year, just making sure everything is working for them, nothing is broken down, make sure that the unit is livable and clean.
Read MoreLearning never stops.
I have built a handful of the business relationship and even personal relationship during this internship. One of my colleagues is a friend of the regional manager of Lincoln Property Management. She introduced me to them and we spent a wonderful evening together giving me career choice advice. It is […]
Read MoreTeam fitness challenge in Dakota County
The employees that work for Dakota County are eligible for a wellness incentive in 2020. Even though the interns are not eligible for the rewards, we are still invited to join the fitness challenge. We have to keep track of the mileage from jogging, running biking and walking. The eligible […]
Read MoreApplication Time
This week I traveled to one of our properties in Savage, MN to take applications for our new property in Shakopee, MN opening in September. Myself and another intern worked together helping applicants fill out their paperwork and complete the application. Here’s a picture of me during our down time […]
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