Best of 2017

Up at it early

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 […]

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Getting My Very First (Official) Lease!

Today 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 First All US Intern Conference in Phoenix, Arizona

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 […]

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All Hands on Deck Today

Today, 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 […]

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Weidner Internship Meeting in Arizona

Yesterday we flew from Anchorage, AK to Phoenix, AZ. Today, we spent the day with a bunch of upper management at the very first US Intern Meeting. This was such an incredible opportunity and it just goes to show how much Weidner cares about all of their employees, even the […]

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Eminent Domain

Throughout the courses I’ve taken within Real Estate PM, the term eminent domain always was brought up in discussion. By definition, eminent domain isĀ the right of a government or its agent to expropriate private property for public use, with payment of compensation. Today I’ve been asked to assist one of […]

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Zoning Maps & GIS

The first week consisted mostly of getting familiar with the front end work of an appraisal report (property info, tax info, zoning). One of my main tasks is the create exhibits of the property so they can implement those exhibits in the report so the reader can have a clear […]

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Intern Hike at Cheyanne Canyon Park

This week, Weidner hosted an Intern Hike & Picnic for the interns of Colorado Springs. We hiked Cheyanne Canyon and then were provided lunch as we sat by a waterfall. This picture is the other Stout student interns and I when we reached the top of the peak!

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Stoneleigh Apartment Homes: Resident Summer Event

Stoneleigh at the Reserve has several resident events throughout the year to bring everyone together and unite the community. The event was locatedĀ around our outdoor pool and was “Carnival” themed with a complimentary food truck, a prize raffle, face-painting, and a photo booth. It was a great way for me […]

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First Week Interning with Weidner Apartment Homes

I will be interning at Stoneleigh at the Reserve in Plymouth, Minnesota for the summer. It was a busy first week undergoing “Gold Star Training.” The pace at Stoneleigh is quick because it is a busy time of year. I gave a vacant room showing by myself at the end […]

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New Amenities at The North End

Two new amenities were recently added to the North End portfolio. Before the development of our new complex Vignette the only amenities we had available to our residents were the following: Game room Rooftop terrace Clubroom Theater room Pet spa Library Sports Zone Denim Park Bublr bikes Now we have […]

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Grand Opening of Vignette Building

I live and work at The North End in downtown Milwaukee. The property management company I work for, Mandel group, recently developed a new apartment complex called Vignette, which is where I live. We just had the Grand Opening of the building on June 7th where all of the investors, […]

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Busy with move out season

A&J Management is primarily a student housing provider, and the majority of our leases for our main property were up at the end of May. Very busy time with about 30 move outs in the matter of a week. We then about 24 of the units turned within the next […]

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Creating Templates, Creating Shortcuts

Tony Lesicka, my employer, put me up to the challenge in creating an excel template that will create a shortcut for him and his team when they are reviewing another appraiser’s report. To explain what an appraisal review is further, on occasion a client will present an appraiser a report […]

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