From the Field

Keep up with UW Stout coop education and internship experiences.

Catching Up

This summer has been crazy so far. Lots of showings. Lots of leases. And lots things you don’t expect. My main job on hand has been leasing and the process that goes behind the sceens.

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Beginning to Catch Up

After the craziness that we’ve been going through these past few weeks, we have finally caught up! We started managing a bunch of new properties in the Eau Claire area and it was hard for awhile. Everything was worth it though because the business has expanded and we have a […]

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Making Business Cards

We all finally got our business cards with the new Prosper Real Estate logo on it! It makes our company look professional and it is very handy to have when people would like contact information, like when showing a unit. Very cool!

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North End – Key Maker

This is the key making machine here at the North End. It is extremely convenient to have one of these at an apartment community. Especially one with over 600 apartments. Tenants may choose to have the locks changed on their apartment or may need extra spares for house keepers or […]

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Leaving an Impact

Today, I implemented a new standard in our resident retention program. I asked my manager if it would be okay that I send out thank you letters to move-outs and residents who renewed. She thought that it was smart and great idea to increase resident satisfaction. I am happy to […]

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My First Resident Event

I hosted a resident event on Wednesday, and it was an Ice Cream Social. I sent out several invites to the residents, hung up posters in the common areas, and invited several local businesses. Over 50 people showed up to the event, and it was great to see all the […]

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Corporate Benefits

I attended another meeting at the corporate office where Michael held my exit interview with me and Kyle discussed presentation tips for us for our capstone presentation. They also provided a delicious three course lunch, and I discovered that Bigos provides lunch for corporate office every Tuesday and Thursday. We […]

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Showing the Assistant Community Director the Ropes

Today was the first day of our new Assistant Community Director. His name is Thomas. Andrew–our previous ACD–was promoted and transferred. Since Thomas joined us today, we enjoyed a great lunch from Five Guys! It was initially odd to be helping an associate in a higher position, but I learned […]

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Pool Party Resident Event!

So far, this has been my most favorite and most fun resident event that we have done. We had a great outcome from this event and so many residents participated. We had a pig roast, DJ, resident dance off and prizes to give away. The DJ was awesome! we was […]

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Up, Down, and All Around!

Being that I’m the young, athletic and flexible employee in the office today I had to squeeze between the window and railing and reach my arms down in between these metal support beams to try and find a key that was dropped. Unfortunately, it was not found. But, this is […]

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Minnesota!

  This week we had a large meeting and we earned about shops. It was really interesting getting to learn about these and how they all work. It was also a great experience getting to be around all the other Weidner Associates. I have not to meet many of them […]

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Could almost call myself leasing consultant ready.

This week everything seemed to finally click! I knew what to do right away and not have to think about what I need to do or how to do it or where to find what i needed. Making folders, giving tours and sending leases, I was going through everything like […]

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Wrapping Up

With my last days here at Fifth Street with Zeller Realty, all of my projects are wrapping up. I have gotten most of our due diligence finished for our newest asset in Indianapolis and everything is slowing down. It’s been a great experience and I am grateful for the experience […]

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Weidner Cares Day with the Minnesota Region!

Weidner Cares Day was a blast! Although we worked astonishingly hard, it was for a great cause. We assisted a private group, who helps women transition from sex trafficking in Minneapolis. The entire Weidner Minnesota Region came to help! We were all divided into teams to help with a multitude […]

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