It has been great summer working with Velair, I have no bad things to say about them. I got to work with some great very nice people, I learned a lot, and I was able to enjoy coming into work everyday. I may not have liked my commute, but that […]
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Velair Week 11
Not much change in the past couple weeks, this week I am still focusing on processing applications and filling up all vacant units. We are starting to get quit a bit of approvals which is good, but we still need a lot more. During some of my downtime on slower […]
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This week has mainly consisted of processing applications and filling up all available units, and setting up the gym area. We are really trying to dial in now as we are approaching the deadline, we have to have 90% occupancy by the end of August. It has been frustrating though, […]
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Interesting week at Rosemary, someone broke one of our doors. I had to help a Lowes rep. measure the door so a new one can be ordered. Now I can’t really show any potential applicants that apartment, at least until the door is moved or replaced. Luckily there are still […]
Read MoreVelair Week 8
This week I was located at Rosemary Apartments in Hugo, MN. A much more secluded are as opposed to Amundson. Like Amundson, Rosemary was just built this year, and opened in May. There is even some small construction to be done. Based off of what I was told, I believe […]
Read MoreVelair Week 7
Spent another week at Amundson Flats, trying our best to process as many applications as we can. We also had a number of lease signings, many people were moving into the building. By this point, the application process has come pretty easy to me, sometimes it still takes a while […]
Read MoreVelair Week 6
This week I was assigned to Amundson Flats, working on applications and helping to set up the building for Open House and then move-in’s. My co-worker and I worked in the leasing office with the Property Manager. It was nice to work at a different property, however my commute was […]
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This week was a bit shorter for me, I only worked Monday through Wednesday. We had Friday off as a holiday for the 4th of July weekend, and I took Thursday off to drive home. One of the days I worked though, we held a lease up day at Red […]
Read MoreVelair Week 4
This week most of my work has consisted of processing applications at Red Rock, however I met the maintenance tech at Red Rock and I was able to help him with a few tasks during the week. I liked it, it was a nice change of pace. I helped build […]
Read MoreVelair Week 3
After 2 weeks of training I’ve been located to a specific property, Red Rock Square in Newport, MN. I like going to Red Rock, it’s a bit closer to me, and I have to make a long commute everyday. My coworker and I are processing applications for one of the […]
Read MoreVelair Week 2
A lot of training is still happening, the other intern and I are learning quickly though. We both received our work computers this week, they’re super nice. Based on what we are being trained for I assume we are going to be helping process as many applications for Velair’s properties […]
Read MoreVelair Week 1
First week is over and I am excited for the rest of the 12 weeks I am here at Velair. A lot of training this week and presumably next week, trying to absorb as much information as I can each day. I am learning about affordable housing and what Section […]
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This week I am preparing for any move outs and move ins for September 1st. I complete any quick maintenance work orders and I am helping fix a leak that caused some damage from a storm. I set up a couple leases for vacant units and am making sure they […]
Read MoreAugust 13th
This week was very interesting in a way we didn’t hope for. We had multiple evictions this week, one from a resident who completely trashed the property and was over $10,000 late on rent. Another for getting their 6th lease violation and the third or fourth instance with the police […]
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