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Selling Your Investment Property: What You Should Know

By Erlin Taylor Wednesday, July 13, 2016

You’ve owned a nicely performing residential investment property for some time now: your resident tenants are stable, rent checks are delivered on time, and overall the property is physically in good shape. When you first adopted this investment strategy, did yo...

Residential Lease Security Deposits &Trust Accounts

By Erlin Taylor Thursday, June 16, 2016

Illume Property Management takes pride in serving as a trusted liaison between property owner and residents in all residential lease transactions. One way we achieve this is by preparing and tracking all required paperwork as well as the timely collection and documenta...

Portland Rental Rate Increase Rules: April 2016

By Erlin Taylor Friday, May 27, 2016

Increases in rental rates is on the minds of both landlords and residents here in Portland Oregon. The legal team at Illume Property Management has studied the rules carefully, and we wanted to share with everyone the language in effect for any increases in rent occurring o...

Pets & Smoking in a Rental Property: When to Allow

By Erlin Taylor Monday, May 16, 2016

Property owners are sometimes hesitant or confused about whether to allow pets or smoking in their home or apartment rentals. While their apprehension is definitely understandable, Illume Property Management does have advice to guide landlords in making these critical decisions, ...

Landlord & Residents: Answers to Top 6 Insurance Questions

By Erlin Taylor Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Recently, we sat down with Ryan Coffman of Farmer’s Insurance, one of our preferred insurance vendor partners here in Portland, Oregon to talk about the distinctions between insurance products available to both landlords and tenants on rental properties. We learned...

Professional Strategies to Promote Your Rental Vacancy

By Erlin Taylor Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Once you make the decision to rent your home or condo, it can be more challenging than you think when it comes to choosing who to trust with the tenant selection and overall property management, rental responsibilities and maintenance of your home. At A & G Rental Manage...

Portland: 90-Day Rent Increase & Eviction Notice Rules

By Erlin Taylor Friday, April 8, 2016

With Portland Oregon’s recent boom in population, resulting housing shortages and trending rental rate increases, the Portland City Council recently adopted important new rules which impact landlords, property managers and rental residents when it comes to handling rent inc...

How to Choose a Commercial Property Management Firm

By Erlin Taylor Thursday, March 24, 2016

We wanted to take a few moments and tell you why Illume Property Management is a strong candidate to represent owners of single family to multi-tenant properties in Portland Oregon and the Northwest. We believe the credentials of a professional property management company being c...

How to Deal with Late Rent & Evictions in Portland OR

By Erlin Taylor Friday, January 15, 2016

Handling a tenant who has not paid rent can often lead to the unsavory task of processing an eviction. People always ask us what to do and who to call and how long the process takes, so we thought we’d tell you a little bit about what to expect if you have to evict a tenant...

Golf Client Appreciation

By Erlin Taylor Tuesday, August 11, 2015

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Selling Your Investment Property: What You Should Know

Residential Lease Security Deposits &Trust Accounts

Portland Rental Rate Increase Rules: April 2016

Pets & Smoking in a Rental Property: When to Allow

Landlord & Residents: Answers to Top 6 Insurance Questions

Professional Strategies to Promote Your Rental Vacancy

Portland: 90-Day Rent Increase & Eviction Notice Rules

How to Choose a Commercial Property Management Firm

How to Deal with Late Rent & Evictions in Portland OR

Golf Client Appreciation

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