At Southern Estates we are excited to be developing a new storage unit facility that will be located on 47th Ave. S in Grand Forks, North Dakota. This will be the first storage unit facility that we have built so there is a lot of buzz around the office. It […]
Read MoreFrom the Field
Keep up with UW Stout coop education and internship experiences.
Properties Tour
My internship is ending today, so yesterday, the owner of our company took me on a tour of all the MN properties. Since I was in TX most of the summer, I didn’t get a chance to see many of our MN portfolio. We spent the afternoon going out to […]
Read MoreFinal Day
It is my final day here at Oaks Properties. It has been a great experience and I have learned a lot about the property management industry. I would definitely recommend Oaks to any Stout student looking for a summer internship.
Read MoreResume Help
This is my last week at Oaks Properties so they aren’t giving me much work to do which is nice. This has given me the opportunity to talk with some of the employees and have them look at my resume. They have given me someĀ helpful tips and tricks to make […]
Read MoreBack up North for good
I spent most of my summer in Dallas, Texas. I was down there at a few different properties, getting a hands on experience and learning while I go. I made some new friends, and it was a great experience. I came back last week, and I’m staying up here until […]
Read MoreContrasting Styles
It’s very interesting to see how much the dynamic in an office of an apartment building can change by simply going across town. My first property was in the outskirts of St. Paul and this one is in Maplewood and from the unique residents to the traffic is just a […]
Read MoreFeels like just Yesterday
Today is the very last day of my internship here at Bigos Property Management and boy has it flown by. Feels like just yesterday I was waking up and heading to corporate for my first day and now i’m here at my desk packing up preparing to leave this place […]
Read MoreFile Audit
Working on my last file audit for the Minnesota properties. Glad to be almost done with these because they are painfully boring.
Read MoreLast Week…
This is my last week as an intern here at Bigos Property Management. These 10 weeks have really flown by and I’ve enjoyed the time I’ve spent with this company. They are really good to their employees at this company and give it a sort of family feel whenever your […]
Read MoreAwkward
Today I sat in on a pretty awkward situation between an employee and my boss. She had a relationship with another employee and it was prohibiting them from completing their work. One employee admitted to it and the other did not. HR did an investigation and found out that their […]
Read MoreSide Projects
Since this is my last week, i have been assisting in multiple side projects to keep myself busy. The first project was some excel coding to help HR view and manage their documents a little easier. The second reviewing all of the safety talks for the last 9 months for […]
Read MoreLast Day of Summer Internship
Today is my last day here at Vue in Minneapolis. I have learned a lot over the summer and had my share of unexpected issues arise that they always talk about in the property management industry. I will miss my team here and lots of the residents as well as […]
Read MoreMeeting with Excel
I had an interesting meeting with excel energy about putting underground in for stoplights instead of overhead. We wanted to discuss this because in the future the new road could go from three lanes to five lanes. If that happens Southern Estates does not want to be stuck with the […]
Read MoreNot everything is perfect here at Bigos
From what I’ve experienced here at Bigos Property Management has been nothing but amazing people, great properties and a positive work environment. Both sites I’ve been at as well as the corporate office is nothing but pleasant experiences and a good working atmosphere. However that’s not always the case with […]
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