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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...

Portland Property Manager Erlin Taylor Earns Certified RMP Designation from NARPM

By Erlin Taylor Sunday, April 5, 2015

Erlin Taylor, a local property manager with A&G Rental Management in Portland, has been awarded the Residential Management Professional designation from the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM). NARPM is a national organization that oversees professio...

Is it Time to Hire a Property Manager?

By Erlin Taylor Saturday, March 14, 2015

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Where to Buy Portland Investment Property

By Erlin Taylor Monday, May 26, 2014

On today’s blog, we would like to share our thoughts on what areas of our town (Portland, Oregon) we see as offering the best investment opportunity relative to the residential rental market. People considering an investment property often want to buy in the neighborhoods t...

Maintenance & Vendor Vetting Tips for Your Home Rental

By Erlin Taylor Thursday, March 20, 2014

Our topic today covers our recommendations on what you can do to make sure your rental home is well-maintained and kept in great condition. Maintenance is necessary and important to the health of your home, whether you live in it yourself, or decide to engage a property managemen...