Today i Had a long meeting with both the Manager and the owner. We sat down and discussed the different things that I’ve learned in the courses that I have taking at UW-Stout and how they apply to what I’ve been doing so far this summer. They very impressed with […]
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Pre-Walks for Residence Who Have Given Notice
When we have a residence who has given us a notice to move out, we do pre-walk inspections generally two-three weeks before their move out date. We conduct these in order to see what we might need to fix in the apartment to “turn it” in the near future. This […]
Read MoreJob Hiring
We needed to hire a pool attendant for the summer, so I helped with the interview process and went through and selected potential interviewees that I thought would be a good fit. I also got to sit in on an interview which was a good experience.
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Reputation.com
Bigos Management has recently rolled out a new software program that allows all reviews and ratings on the internet to be funneled through one app. This allows for Managers to be able to access the reviews and reply in a timely manner to make sure that our customers know we […]
Read MoreSaturday Pool Party
We decided to do a little resident event for when the pool opened. We decided it would be a fun kick off to summer to do a pool party on Saturday. Residents can come and use the pool and we would get them a frozen treat. Residents seemed excited until […]
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Arizona Day 2
The second day in Arizona was very educational. First we listened to Jack O’Conner talk about the company. He explained Weidner to us like he said he would to the Wall Street Journal. He talked about his start in the industry how he got to Weidner, he talked about Dean, […]
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Taking Shape
Our 10,000 square foot warehouse is starting to take shape. Got beams, rafters, girts, and purlins all put up today. Was a busy week for the crew considering it was only a 4 day work week.
Read MoreEnd of the Week
The end of the week here at A&J Management was pretty uneventful. Both the property manager and owner were out of town. I manned the office, taking in rent checks and phone calls most of the day.
Read MoreNo CD
For the past week, my community director went on vacation for the week, so it meant at the office we had an assistant director, 2 leasing consultants, an intern, and a full maintenance team. We constantly had people calling saying they wanted to speak to the manager or the boss, […]
Read MorePool
Since I have started here at High Plains (5 weeks ago), our pool has been opened maybe 5 days. It has been very difficult dealing with very unhappy tenants who want to enjoy the pool, but people who live here and people who just work off the streets have ruined […]
Read More1 month
I have been at High Plains apartments for exactly one month today. Since I have been there, I have learned how to: lease an apartment deal with annoyed and frustrated tenants how to deal with tenants who didn’t get the exact apartment they want how to deal with people who […]
Read MoreMeeting Mr. Weidner!
This past week my team here at The Club at Eagle Point received the opportunity to see Mr. Weidner. We had an area meeting and our area director was able to set us up to speak with Mr. Weidner and I was lucky enough to have some one-on-one time with […]
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Time Cards
We do them the old fashion way here. I always got to make sure I got my time cards all filled out in turned in on time to my boss. Except I got a million other things on my mind and always forget. But I make it work.
Read MoreOff for the Holiday
Being a slow week, we were all given the 4th of July off. It was really fun spending the day at Freedom Fest right here in Menomonie. Live music and great food made for a great day!
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