Minnesota

Visiting one of the state’s most historic buildings

My friend who works for Dominium property management group took me on a tour at one of their signature property. It is the A Mill Artist Lofts, a historic restore building in Minneapolis by the Stone Arch Bridge. It is fascinating to see such a property as they turned a […]

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Getting Licensed in BOTH states!

This week my license from the state of Minnesota was finalized and I am now a licensed realtor in both states! This was crucial for me as my office is located near the St. Croix River. Often times, agents work with buyers and sellers in both states. Knowing the laws […]

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Attention to Detail

The office was a little slow at times this week, so I was able to do touch-up painting around the hallways and stairwells of the property. Often times this job requires you to dress down and help keep the property in tip top shape. I even had a resident thank […]

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Learning never stops.

I have built a handful of the business relationship and even personal relationship during this internship. One of my colleagues is a friend of the regional manager of Lincoln Property Management. She introduced me to them and we spent a wonderful evening together giving me career choice advice. It is […]

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Team fitness challenge in Dakota County

The employees that work for Dakota County are eligible for a wellness incentive in 2020. Even though the interns are not eligible for the rewards, we are still invited to join the fitness challenge. We have to keep track of the mileage from jogging, running biking and walking. The eligible […]

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Saturdays are for Cleaning the Model

The model at the apartment community is something that every prospect sees when they take a tour at the property which is why it needs to be kept clean, inviting and smelling good. We open the model first thing in the morning and close it after our showing hours are […]

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Lunch – Bonding time

Multiples studies shown that over half of the American population eats their lunch alone during work. In fact, having lunch with colleagues can boost performance, increase productivity as well as maintain a close relationship within the team. The interns set designated time to eat lunch together for almost everyday. It allowed […]

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Practicing Leasing Skills!

This is the third week into my internship and I have been able to give tours to prospects and new residents. I have been able to get three leases since I have started giving tours. I have also been learning about the lease renewal, move-in and move-out processes. Something fun […]

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My very first closing!

This week I was fortunate enough to have my very first closing on cabin that I got to show to a client of mine a couple of weeks ago. It was very interesting to see how the procedure works. Everything ran quickly and smoothly, and am hoping that all future […]

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Getting a deeper insight into the field.

I interviewed one of the senior appraisers this week to ask about his career. I got to know that he had to take 3 levels of examination in order to get the title of senior accredited Minnesota appraiser (SAMA). There is a ton of workload to do working for government […]

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My first site inspection!

Senior appraisers brought the interns out for residential properties inspection at Rosemount and assist with the reassessment on the value of the residential properties we visited as well as getting the measurements of new construction homes. The interns were taking notes of the add-ons to the houses and put those […]

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Turn work into fun!

I am glad to have a chance to sit with different accredited appraisers from both residential and commercial assessing department, helping out with their duty. I get to have a brief idea of what they do on a daily basis. The licensed appraisers were knowledgeable and clearly understand what they […]

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Sam’s week 2 at Coldwell Banker

The second week was an exciting one as I received my first lead and client. Someone in my sphere contacted me and had interest in a cabin on a small resort in Wisconsin. With the help of my Team, we set up a showing to see the listing with the […]

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Week 1 on the job!

My first week in Real Estate consisted of submitting my exam results, fees, and education proof to become a licensed Real Estate Agent in Wisconsin. After this process was over, Coldwell Banker – Burnet hired me as a Sales Agent. My next step was to get signed up for the […]

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