Placement and Renumeration: Interns are only placed with approved Stewardship Associate Sponsors who have demonstrated competency as real estate investors. Sometimes they are paid, and other times they are not. Either way, the internship is more about getting unique and in-depth mentorship than it is about getting reimbursed. The hope is that an intern receives the kind of experience that will help him or her become a very successful real estate investor in their own right.