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Good morning everyone. Since I’m minoring in construction I decided to do an internship in the construction world. As of now I am doing an internship through Durand Builders in Durand, Wis. We’re currently working on a couple of projects that I have been apart of. It’s always nice being […]
Read MoreToday I got my first lease! Technically, I had gotten a few in the first few weeks of my internship, but this one was the first one I did start to finish by myself. It was a little nerve racking, but it was a great experience! It was even followed […]
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The past few days have been, by far, the hottest of my internship thus far. After spending the first few weeks in Anchorage, Alaska, 95-degree weather in Phoenix was a pleasant shock. All U.S. Weidner interns were privileged to attend the very first Summer Intern Meeting in Phoenix, AZ. While […]
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This week Monday, all of the US Weidner summer interns were flown to Phoenix for the first ever Weidner Intern Conference. We were all book in our own beautiful 5-Star rooms at The Phoenician. These are the other Stout interns and I before going on a series of property tours […]
Read MoreDriving around checking out current properties/projects we are working on out in the field.
Read MoreToday, with both our maintenance supervisor and property manager out on vacation, I spent most of the day doing jobs from our maintenance request sheet. I did everything from changing a light bulb to replacing a water-heater. Very busy day but it was great to work with my hands and […]
Read MoreToday at the new property I worked with a leasing consultant and we worked together to run the apartment community for the day and I was able to learn some new things and new ways to do some things from her as well.
Read MoreToday we had an intern event with the regional director and the area directors for the Colorado region, we went on a hike in the mountains and it was a very cool experience and nice to get to know the area directors and regional director.
Read MoreToday I started working at a new property than I was working at before since the property that I was originally supposed to be at is under construction, so I am getting to experience many different properties and I get to learn from many different people!
Read MoreToday I worked with two other leasing agents for the day and got to experience some of what it is like to take care of a property and any issues that resident’s might have as well as showing future residents apartments.
Read MoreToday I worked with the maintenance staff at a different property to get an apartment ready for the people who are moving in tomorrow, this was a good experience to see what goes into getting apartments ready for move in.
Read MoreToday I learned how to do move in inspections before people are moving in for the next day to make sure that everything is in proper condition and record any imperfections. This is what we do to ensure that our resident’s new apartment home is perfect for them.
Read MoreToday I went over the lease and learned how to use the lead tracking software that Weidner uses and followed up on leads.
Read MoreToday, my second day of work, we had Weidner cares day which is when everybody who works for Weidner volunteers for a day! We volunteered at a homeless shelter called Urban Peak where we did heavy cleaning and revamped their outdoor areas as well as painting inside and out!
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