This past week was busy at Whispering Cedars! I spent the week gaining more familiarity and independence with the same tasks I was working on last week- answering the phone, updating resident files, and giving tours. I gave a couple of tours independently this week, and while it was nerve-racking […]
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Customer service is of the utmost importance at Green Touch Lawn. This week a customer complaint came across my desk that I had to investigate. A maintenance customer had an employee that reported a damaged windshield from one of our crews. I gathered information from the reporting manager at the […]
Read MoreInternship Week 2
Week two of my internship has been a challenge in the best way possible! I dove head first into the responsibilities of the internship, answering the phone, updating resident files, giving tours, and so much more. Learning in such a fast paced and hands on environment has helped me to […]
Read MoreWeek One Weidner Internship
Hello, I’m Bailey. This summer, I’m working as a Weidner Apartment Homes intern at Woodin Creek Village in Woodinville, Washington. I accomplished a lot in my first week at the property, some of which are listed below. I finished the paperwork and received training on my first day at the […]
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Hello! My name is Grace, I’m an intern this summer at Town Centre Apartment Homes in Eagan, MN. Here is a little bit of what my first week looked like! After taking care of my initial training and paperwork at the Minnesota regional office, I was able to start working […]
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Grace Crigler, Hometown: Winona, MN High School: Winona Senior High School, Winona, MN Hi Everyone! My name is Grace Crigler, this upcoming fall I’ll be a Senior double majoring in Interior Design and Real Estate Property Management at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. This summer I will be completing a Cooperative […]
Read MoreUpdating DOTs and COIs
This week for internship duties I was assigned the task to review and update DOTs, Medical Cards, and COIs. I reviewed all paperwork for every truck in the fleet to assure all DOT annual vehicle inspection reports were up to date, complete, and a copy of the form in each […]
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Hello! my name is Annie, and I will be spending the summer as an intern with Weidner in Washington State! I just completed my first week of the internship, and have already learned a lot. I started off the week at the corporate office in Kirkland, WA to complete some […]
Read MoreUpdating the Fleet
This week I worked with fleet management at Green Touch Lawn, Inc. The high mile, aging landscape/plow unit needed to be traded in for a replacement vehicle. Jason, owner, reviewed the process taken to secure funding. Then, we started the process of locating a replacement. We had to meet certain […]
Read MoreWeek 1 – Internship with Weidner Apartment Homes
Hello everyone! My name is Tori McGraw, and I am from Milaca, MN. I am currently a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Stout where I am double majoring in Business Administration and Real Estate Property Management with a minor in Sales & Marketing. Yesterday I started my internship with Weidner […]
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Brandon Connett, Hometown: Woodville, Wisconsin High School: Baldwin High School, Baldwin, Wisconsin Brandon Connett, is a Senior in the Property Management program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Brandon is completing a Cooperative Education (Co-Op) experience as a Property Maintenance Manager at Green Touch Lawn, Inc. in Woodville, Wisconsin. During the […]
Read MoreInternship Week 10
For the last week of my internship, I was able to choose what positions I wanted more time in. I decided to help out in multiple different areas. I first started in leasing for the first two days answering the phone and giving tours. It took a few hours to […]
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This week of the internship was the corporate rotation. On Tuesday, Trinity flew all of the interns out to their corporate headquarters in Irvine, California! Wednesday we heard presentations from the East and West Presidents of Redwood Construction, a sister company that focuses on the renovation and construction projects of […]
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This was my second week with the Property Manager. During this week I had the opportunity to see how the Property Manager prepares quotes for a large capital project. At this site, there is a massive issue with the gutter and drainage systems on all of the buildings. Over time, […]
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