I didn’t have time to post about it yesterday but the management team treated us to a Switchbacks soccer game. They provided us with tickets, a parking pass, food, and a great experience!
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From the Field
Keep up with UW Stout coop education and internship experiences.
22 Leases, 4 Tours, 3 Move-ins, and 2 People
7west Apartment Homes is not your typical property! With just Jessy and I running the office, we get serious work completed and do a four-person job. Today alone the two of us managed to lease out 22 apartments, give 4 tours, and help with 3 move-ins. In all honesty, […]
Read MoreMy First Week Impressions
My first week with Bigos Management and the Mears Park Place team was full of learning and fun. I was impressed by the Bigos University training courses because they make learning easy and fun without consuming much time. The Mears Park Place staff is approachable, professional, and inviting. I am […]
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Unexpected Benefits of Mears Park Place
I am currently assigned to Mears Park Place Apartments in heart of downtown St. Paul. Mears Park sits adjacent to the apartments and often hosts musicians. When I took lunch at the beautiful park, there was a band playing in the park, so I relaxed and enjoyed the live music. […]
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First Day of Summer Internship with Bigos Management
The first day at Bigos Management was a success and full good introduction material. We met at the corporate headquarters (see attached photo), and they provided us with a delicious lunch, which many all of our property managers attended. We then met our PM at the property to finish out […]
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New Pool Loungers!
We recently got new pool furniture and it couldn’t look better! Can’t wait to get out there to use it!
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Weidner at the Ballpark!
Got to take a break from the office and go cheer on the Twins! Great game be at, with the final at 7-2 for a Twins Win! Got to meet a a few other interns and got to know the roommate better. Great time!
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Flower Day
We all dressed down this morning and planted some flowers around our two entrances and the leasing office. It took us longer than expected due to extremely dry dirt but our CD took us out to eat afterward to make up for the long day.
Read MoreNo internet or phones for a day
Yesterday we had a crazy day. Our internet went out because of a storm the night before so we had to go back in time and do everything with paper and then document everything today. Our phone provider, Comcast, also had an outage so all the phones were messed up. […]
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2018 MN Weidner Picnic at Target Field!
Today was the Annual MN Weidner Picnic! We met up with all of the MN Weidner employees for a winning Twins baseball game. No worries, though, plenty of work got completed beforehand at 7west. I enjoyed a cheese burger, fries, and a souvenir drink. I also got the chance to […]
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A Sweet Treat to Start Our Morning
This morning, my Manager Jennifer brought in Donuts to share with the team! She wanted to thank us for all our hard work this past week in preparing for our upcoming “jet tour”. A Jet Tour, is when the Executives come from the corporate office in California and tour our […]
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Preparing Social Media Ads
I am currently preparing ads for future available units! This is the time when we decide the appropriate amount for market rent, what we will and won’t allow, etc. We are able to take nice marketing pictures to post and get people very interested. It’s awesome to help people find […]
Read MoreAfter Move-out Paperwork
Although this part of the job isn’t the most exciting, it is still very important! We are preparing to send the security deposits back to the previous tenants, with only 21 days to get them all prepared, we have to work fast. Plus, it will make tenants day when they […]
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2018 Student Move-out!
Last week was a crazy busy week! We had over 150 units with student move-outs. I couldn’t believe how much the property manager and our team do during this time. We like to be as involved as we can to make our tenants happy, so in some cases we had […]
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