Our property had a few unexpected lease breaks due to residents buying houses so our exposure levels were getting high. We decided to increase our advertising to help bring down exposure. We lowered prices and marketed them at great deals/specials. I reached out to local colleges offering any students that […]
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LEAD Start
Weidner’s LEAD Start team came to Asbury Park on Friday. They did our power hour for us and spruced our vacant. We got to sit back and just enjoy the morning. We answered emails and had a relaxing morning before we opened. LEAD start is a training program for new […]
Read MoreMaintenance Blitz
We had a maintenance blitz at Aspen Creek. It ended up being a long hard day, but it was a good experience. It taught me how much we need to appreciate maintenance. I spent all day scrapping off paint from the curbs and railings. This way we the curbs and […]
Read MoreTuesday in Charge
My CD was gone and our leasing consultant is still very new so I was put in charge. I had to deal with the resident complaints. I was also trying to train our new leasing consultant and answer all of her questions. We had a lot of renewal questions that […]
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Today I had a man come in to look for an apartment for immediate move in. When he came in, he first let me know that he did have a felony and asked if that would be an issue to which I stated that I wouldnt know anything until I […]
Read MoreTeacher Appreciation
Today we were responsible for filling 250 bags full of Weidner swag. Half the bags were filled with to go coffee mugs and coffee and the rest of them were full of water bottles and sunglasses. We got pizza delivered because we stuffed them during our lunch break. They are […]
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Pool
Someone unscrewed the drain again in the pool. So our maintenance guy had to jump in the pool and screw it down again.
Read MoreSecond Saturday
Today is my second Saturday working. It is very unlike my first Saturday working but I am very much enjoying it and staying very busy. The first 3 hours I was here it was super slow and I had nothing to do. I couldn’t do anything on Yardi because we […]
Read MoreMorning Routine
Today I was the only leasing consultant at the office, so it was my first time having to go through all the mini models and set them up and shine them up. I had to take out two mini models and replace them with new models and make sure they […]
Read MorePool Attendant
We recently hired a pool attendant for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday hours. It is currently Saturday, and we have over 50 people in our outdoor pool. Keeping that a safe and friendly amenity is very important.
Read MoreNew Employee
We have had a very challenging shift in management and leasing positions here at the North End properties. The property manager left for a different position and we’ve also lost an experienced leasing consultant, leaving a 650+ apartment community to the hands of 2 leasing consultants, an assistant PM, financial […]
Read MorePool Complaints
We’ve been having trouble with people using the pool after hours, which has brought in many complaints and even a call to the police. We now have to come up with a solution to keep people out of the pool after 10:00 PM. It is also my duty to check the pool […]
Read MoreHUD
I had a move in with HUD (Section 8) where they need to inspect the apartment and get proper paperwork before they approve a tenant to live at an apartment complex. Since she submitted her application I have gotten all the paperwork completed and everything done so she can move […]
Read MorePool
Today we had quite a few people at the pool and because we had so many people, and because our pool has been shut down for a couple days, we need to make sure we are monitoring the pool and making sure we have residents there. So as I was […]
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