From the Field

Keep up with UW Stout coop education and internship experiences.

How Much Do Residents Owe?

Today, my manager and I went over Delinquencies and how much residents still owe for the month of July. It amazes me how people let their rent go and accumulate later chargers.

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All by Myself

Today, was the first day in the office I was all by myself. Both my manager and assistant manager left for vacation and they left me in charge. I was very surprised to have been left with this responsibility, but they knew I could do it. I did have a […]

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A BUSY DAY!

I’ve never given so many tours in one day! Today, I gave a total of 7 tours to future prospects. Most of these appointments were walk-ins, but a few were scheduled. It made for an exciting day, and they day flew by.

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Working with Commercial Properties

Normally, I work with residential properties but today I got to experience commercial properties. I’m glad I get to experience both sides of rentals and so far they are both very different. Even simple things such as marketing, there are a lot of different things that have to be done. […]

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New Builds!

We are finally able to start showing our new builds in the area! This is very exciting for us because everything is brand new and we want to show off these builds to possible future tenants. So far, we have had a lot of interest so hopefully we can get […]

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New Desk!

I finally got my own desk! My boss thought I might enjoy my own space so I was very surprised on Monday. I’m finally able to stay more organized as I deal with tenants on a day-to-day basis.

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Zero Hour Escape, Can We Escape?

Going right into week two, we had a MIT and Intern meeting. Everyone else was already half way into their internships whereas I was only starting my first day of week two. We ended up going to an escape room which was a lot of fun doing with the people […]

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Move in Day! Week One for Me!

Moving in was full of excitement for me. I have never lived in a apartment community or in the city so everything here in so new to me. The first week was full of meeting everyone in the office and doing some training. I will have to say that warming […]

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Weidner Cares Day

Yesterday was the annual Weidner Cares day. We went to the El Pomar Boys & Girls Club to do some service projects. Some people were inside cleaning, some were painting, some were building benches and other things, and the rest of us were outside doing landscaping. It was a long […]

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Rent Café Continued…

So far there has been a lot to work out with the program and it has been a bit of a rough switch. Our IT department is working hard to correct the errors and make sure that the program is running efficiently for us. The past few days have been […]

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Rent Café is Live!

We went live on Thursday morning. Our team came into the office early to help residents sign up for the new website and we had complimentary coffee and pastries for those who came in.  Weidner also is having a contest for all residents who signed up before the 26th. If […]

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Rent Café Training

This past week we spent two days in Salt Lake City learning a new property management online program. The training was very interesting, but the best part was our lunch –highly recommend Café Rio!! When I first got trained in last month we were using Yardi Voyager. The Utah region […]

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Morning Run to Bachmans Floral

This morning, my manager and I went to Bachmans to pick up a flower arrangement for a resident. We picked out the flowers we wanted, and the florist put the display together. In the time I was there, I bummed around and checked out the other displays they had on […]

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Northend – Amenities

Another nice amenity for the residents of the Northend. This room is known as the Sports Zone. It is located in the ground level of our apartment building Aperture. There is lounge seating, a six HD TV entertainment system, and also a fully equipped kitchen. The room is available at […]

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