Reflective Essay On Real Estate Intership

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Throughout my internship at the Co/Max Holding & Realty Inc., I was involved in various tasks as my supervisor provided multiple assignments with specific deadlines. As an intern in the real estate industry, I was responsible for accomplishing some general duties in order to make it easier for the agents to operate their daily schedules smoothly. I prepared market analyses, kept records, while updating and maintaining the computers’ software. In addition, I would assist the agents in transaction coordination as well as the process of creating events such as open houses. In most cases, I would receive emails, run errands, and stay close by to assist when needed. On the other hand, I was allowed to attend appraisals in order to understand the process of how real properties are valued beforehand. Overall, the assignments and projects were not highly difficult, but time consuming, especially when multiple tasks were assigned at once. In brief, the activities at Co/Max Holding & Realty Inc. were an experience for me to improve and to get an insight on the real estate industry.
My supervisor, Mr. Sam Sadeghi, would continuously send me emails with attached files. The emails included files such as valuations, previous transaction lightings,
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For example, I would deposit checks for the brokers at Wells Fargo, which was relevantly a long and tiring drive, especially in the Houston traffic. At the same time, I was given a list of places to quickly stop by to drop off or pick up certain papers. In addition, I would make runs for coffee and donuts in the mornings for each meeting on Wednesdays. On the other hand, I had the opportunities to attend appraisals, which is when someone analyzes real property in order to evaluate the property’s purchase price. To sum up, small activities such as running errands and simply attending events were most common activities throughout the

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