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Affordable Housing Asset Management and Acquisitions Intern Do you know the responsibilities of an affordable housing intern? I was not familiar with the tasks that came with the title when I first learned about the position. While the focus of the position sounds self-explanatory, there are aspects of the gig one might not associate with the title.  Affordable housing generally falls under multi-family real estate, which involves small and large buildings with multiple rentable units. Chances are you’ve probably lived in a multi-family building.  Although affordable housing is a part of multi-family housing, it does vary from traditional multi-family real estate. Affordable housing gives lower income individuals housing opportunities that they can afford. Affordable housing tenants are either given units at a lower market rent rate, or units that comply with the tenant’s housing subsidy. The tenant’s housing voucher can cover a partial amount, or the entire amount, of the ten...

Describe where you come from? I come from a part of the country that is flat, hot, and humid: Houston, Texas. Specifically, I was born neighborhood called Memorial within Houston. Tell me where you're going? As of now, I don't know where I am going. I'm still trying to figure out what exactly it is that I want to do with the life that I have. There are many things that I want to attempt, but the tough part is narrowing down my interests and focusing on one to pursue.  Tell me how you plan to get there? To figure out where I am going, I need to assess my interests and come up with a combination of interests that I can reasonably pursue simultaneously. Currently, I study real estate, but I also enjoy film as well. Also, I want to do something entrepreneurial. I'm still trying to figure it out.  How are you LIKE your parents? My physical appearance resembles my mom and her side of the family: brown hair, brown eyes, etc. We also share an interest in residential real estate...