Intern looking for tips
Hello! I am currently a senior marketing major who is interning at a company who covers CRE management, mixed use urban development, and CRE brokerage. I’m highly interested in the brokerage side and will be shadowing them for two weeks. This internship is likely going to lead to a job since my graduation time lines up with when they are looking to add someone to the team in one of the three areas. I have experience in residential property management, so it’s likely thats where I would start, but my supervisor has told me as long as my foot is in the door, there is plenty of room to move around once my experience grows with the company. 

Basically, I want to show them that I am highly interested and engaged in the brokerage side of things. What questions would you have asked if given the opportunity to intern? What tips do you have, if any?

Thank you in advance!
[{"id": "erxmp2y", "text": "The problem is you don\u2019t know what you don\u2019t know.  Definitely 10x more listening vs talking/asking.  \nShow up early, stay late.  \nTake notes, learn your direct reports job but also learn his bosses job (probably the broker of record).  \n\nMake allies not enemies of the admin staff.  \nBring bagels the first day!  \n\nAsk about the last deal (brokerage deal) they did, how did they find the client, how did they find the asset- chances are this will spur a drawn out conversation as salesmen love to discuss deals.  \n\nWhat do you want to specialize in?  Mixed use?  If they develop and manage- they may have small deals for you to walk thru to learn the ropes.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "erxrt2k", "text": "I interned for two summers under different brokers - was definitely a great learning experience.  \n\nIf you want to get into brokerage, I think starting out in property management isnt a bad idea. In fact, thats what I did. You need to understand that starting out in brokerage, it will take some time to make any money at all, so its nice to have some savings.  \n\nMy path to brokerage was starting out in property management and taking all of the brokers out to lunch individually to pick their brains about the business, their deals, etc. Make it known that you want to get into the brokerage side of the business and that you would be eager to be their junior broker and hit the phones for them.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}, {"id": "ery3li5", "text": "If you show up on time or early, clean cut clean shaved with business clothes, pad and pen in hand ready to learn.  That is all you can do.  Be a sponge, not a story teller. as far as leasing commercial space, This is a very tough business to start in, the longer you are in it the easier it will get.  Your first deal is always the hardest, but if you can learn and get mentored from someone who wants to teach.  That is the most important thing, someone that can show you the ropes.  Property management is more of just a job.  You do alot of the same stuff over and over every month.  easy to learn, gets boring pretty quick.  Its nice because its a solid pay check, not commissions like leasing.  Just be careful that some of the big companies take advantage of there interns.", "replies": [], "depth": 1}]