Pros and Cons of the 6 Most Popular Kitchen Sink Styles
By System Tuesday, May 11, 2021
When choosing a kitchen sink for your remodel, illume Property Partners will help you find the style that best suits your lifestyle and aesthetic preferences. The sink is a fundamental aspect of a kitchen, so it's essential to learn about and consider the various features ava...
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Does your kitchen have a vast, useless space in the middle of its floorplan? Do you wish you had more counter space or casual seating in your kitchen? At illume Property Partners, we want your kitchen to serve you well and provide maximum benefits to your lifestyle and the value ...
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Guide to Creating a Perfect Kitchen for Entertaining
By System Tuesday, April 27, 2021
One of the most uttered phrases from those envisioning a kitchen remodel is, "We want a space that allows us to entertain guests!". Especially after a year of isolation, the desire to have friends and family over for dinner parties is stronger than ever.Most of us have ...
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How a Kitchen Remodel Can Affect the Value of Your Home
By System Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Remodeling your kitchen is one of the best ways to increase the value of your home.The kitchen is the heart of the home. If you haven't heard this saying before, take a moment to think about the role your kitchen plays in your life. It's where you create the meals that fu...
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Identifying the best prospective tenants for your residential investment property
By Erlin Taylor Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Attracting and selecting the right tenants for your residential investment property has never been more important than during the COVID-19 pandemic. With government restrictions in place prohibiting evictions for nonpayment of rent, finding quality tenants takes on added signific...
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Increase the likelihood of attracting the best prospective tenants for your residential investment p...
By Erlin Taylor Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Attracting and selecting the right tenants for your residential investment property has never been more important than during the COVID-19 pandemic. With government restrictions in place prohibiting evictions for nonpayment of rent, finding quality tenants takes on added signifi...
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Have an Emergency Preparedness Plan in Place for Your Property
By Erlin Taylor Tuesday, September 22, 2020
If you’re a residential investment property owner, you probably have plans in place for just about every contingency involving your investment – market swings, new competition, the boom-and-bust cycle, natural disasters and emergencies …Wait, you haven’t ...
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Every Dollar of Rent Has Meaning to Rental Property Owners
By Erlin Taylor Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Rental property owners in the age of the COVID-19 pandemic face pressures that did not exist just a few months ago. Many of their tenants have either lost their jobs or seen their hours reduced, affecting their incomes greatly. Governments have implemented rent forbearance requir...
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Rental Property Owners: Pros and Cons of Portland’s New Rental Security Deposit Rules
By Erlin Taylor Wednesday, July 29, 2020
The City of Portland recently passed the FAIR (Fair Access in Renting) Act, which included revisions to rental security deposit rules on rentals within the city limits. The new ordinance governs how much landlords can collect for tenant security deposits and how those f...
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Reassess Rent Rates to Account for COVID-19 Impact
By Erlin Taylor Wednesday, July 15, 2020
With the Portland rental market in flux thanks to new city ordinances and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, now may not seem like the right time to reassess how much rent to charge on your rental property investment. However, with unemployment in Oregon reaching a record 14.2%...
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