From the Field

Keep up with UW Stout coop education and internship experiences.

Everyday is different

When interning at a property management company, no day will ever be exactly the same. Through my internship at Weidner Apartment Homes i have been exposed to many different aspects of the property management field. I have done everything from working in the office, housekeeping, all the way to maintenance. […]

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Move outs

Since it’s the end of the month, we’ve had a lot of move outs scheduled for this week. Today we had 8 move outs. I got to work side-by-side with our leasing manager in moving everyone out and see how different every case is of a move out. It’s sad […]

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Property Shopping

I got an interesting chance to spend time going out to competitors’ properties to figure out what the necessities are for a new development site down here in Texas. It was a fun experience! LG

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Resident Events

Every month at Vue in Minneapolis, MN we host an event for the residents. Tonight, we are having a singer and guitarist come in to perform for the residents and serving food and drinks. It will be my first resident event since starting my internship so I am excited to […]

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Monthly Community Director Meeting

Sat in on my first big meeting for our area. They have monthly meetings talking about how the month went and what can improve. The meeting is mainly for Community Directors but Weidner encourages all interns and MIT’s to sit in and participate in the meeting. It was a great […]

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Mulching

I was told to head over to Oaks Glen Lake in Minnetonka to help with some mulching. Little did I know there was going to be 40 yards of mulch waiting for me and the summer grounds keeper Joe in a giant pile.

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Shadowed The Maintenance Team

Yesterday I had the pleasure of following around the maintenance team and seeing how they conduct themselves on the job and how they handle their various work orders. I was very impressed with the amount of skills must be known to be a fairly competent maintenance guy. I assumed just […]

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Busy Week

Signing leases, showing apartments, more cleaning, and plenty of paperwork. Move out time is in full swing! 🙂

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Intern Field Trip

Last week Thursday all of the interns from the Seattle region sat in on the MIT meeting at the Weidner corporate office and then we had intern meeting of our own. These meetings revolved around leasing, customer service, and Weidner’s mission and values. Our intern meeting was concluded by speech […]

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Too Hot for A/C

It keeps getting hotter down here in Texas. This means ten people a day call for A/C maintenance. I’m glad our A/C works in the office. 95 Today! LG

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Auditing season is upon us!

Working in the Colorado springs area most definitely has its perks. Amazing views, awesome hiking, as well as prime property to manage. But now that Weidner CEO and auditors things become a little more stressful. Tomorrow is the day where the CEO will be coming to the springs to check […]

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Move out week

Got 12.5 hours in today and its gunna be another long day tomorrow. We have to be ready for the 1st of July

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Learned how to deal with any situation!

Today was a day like no other, but just another day that the property manager faces because lets face it, its their job. Today a good size tree branch fell onto a tenants car. Hearing this news startled me and I didnt really know what to say to the person. […]

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Market Survey

Market survey’s are pretty common phone calls we receive through out the week. They’re basically phone calls with other properties trying to compare our numbers to theirs. Some people straight up tell you they’re doing a market survey, and other’s pretend like they actually want to rent from you and […]

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