From the Field

Keep up with UW Stout coop education and internship experiences.

Laundry Leaks

Today we got on property to a laundry leak. We are currently unsure if the pipe is fully broken or if it needs to be snaked. After having troubles with snaking it ourselves, we decided to throw in the towel. The plumbing professionals are on their way.

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Slow Traffic Week

Last week our property was experiencing unusually low traffic. This left us with a lot of downtime in the office. We used this time to figure out why our traffic was so low. We called other competitors and looked at adjusting our prices. What we found out was that our […]

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Call in the Big Guns

Last week we visited Blaine Medical Center to do a walk around on the account. On our way there, one of the suite managers called my boss and said he found 5 blades of grass in their suite. Safe to say he was not a happy camper and which resulted […]

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Making a Difference

This past week I had transitioned from my old property in St. Paul to my new property in Maplewood. It was a nerve racking transition but I was able to adjust and fit in here in the new property as well. In the middle of last week I had my […]

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North Metro Surgery walk around

Last Wednesday (7/20) I met with the center director for North Metro Surgery Center. They specialize in orthopedic, gynecology, general surgery, podiatric, gastrointestinal, spine, ear, nose and throat, and eye procedures and services. They are a small portion of the 60,000 square foot building but require a ton of attention due […]

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Market Surveys for new property

Last week I had to do the market surveys for this new property and compare them with our site’s current rates. It was interesting to see how two different properties and their comps can change so much by just moving across town. Shopping the competition was refreshing to see how other sites […]

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Young and Troubled Youth.

On Friday of last week we had a very interesting situation take place. We had a resident come in saying that a little boy came up to her and asked her for some food because he said he hadn’t eaten all day. Upon hearing this, we went out and found […]

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Goodbye Texas

I have had a great stay down here in Texas. I have met a lot of great people and had the opportunity to see many new things. On the weekend I was able to head into Dallas and see the JFK museum, Holocaust museum, blue lives matter memorial, and even […]

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There is Always Something to do.

Yesterday was one of the slower days I’ve had in the office here at Silver Ridge Apartments. Throughout the day we were struggling to find something to do. Whether it’s auditing residents files, doing walk through’s in our buildings or sorting the mail, there is always something to do even […]

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Maybe Not The Best Time to Come Tour an Apartment..

So earlier this week we had a very interesting couple come into our leasing office. They smelled of alcohol and cigarette smoke and were pretty aggressive in their attempt to schedule a tour to look at an apartment. The wife could barley stand and the husband was slurring his words […]

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Closing Work Orders

The property I am at here in Texas was built in 2001. It is getting at that age where everything needs to be fixed and replaced. So they always give the intern the boring job of closing out all these work orders.

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Student Outreach

This past week our property had several prospects come in for tours that said they were students in the area. All of them said their reason for liking our property was that it was close to their school. This made us think about how we could better target these students […]

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Leasing War

After already getting two leases in the past few days, I’m hoping that we will have another apartment leased after today which will put us at 100% occupancy here at Vue in Minneapolis. There was an apartment that was supposed to open last week after the construction was finished, however […]

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Dedication Gets Noticed

Today, we are celebrating something pretty special for someone in our office. She has been with our company for 30 years, so today is a fun day and we are going out for a lunch to celebrate!

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