About the Author
Michael P. Currie
Michael P. Currie is a landlord, property manager, author, and owner of the company Landlord by Design. Based in Canada, Michael got his start in the early 2000s as an investor flipping houses, and by the end of 2009, he was using a buy and hold strategy with his investments.
As a member of the IPOANS (Investment Property Owners of Nova Scotia) organization, Michael further gained extensive experience with property managers, tenants, tradespeople, contractors, and more. After discovering a need for property management education, Michael started the Landlord by
Design blog in 2015 to offer guidance and share his expertise. While it began as part-therapy, part-record keeping, Michael soon realized that many readers wanted to learn how to participate in real estate investing in addition to property management.
Michael published his first book, Landlord by Design: Complete Guide to Residential Property Management, in 2016. This effort was the result of trial and error while working with various investment strategies from tax sales and student properties to zero-money-down investing.
Michael lives in Nova Scotia, Canada, with his wife, Shelly, and their two children. When he isn’t writing about real estate, Michael can be found spending time with his family, volunteering with his favourite nonprofit organizations, or enjoying the social clubs of Halifax.
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Mask Wearing – Is It Mandatory In Apartment Buildings?
Mask wearing in public spaces is now mandatory in my area and many others. Where I live is on a peninsula surrounded by the Atlantic ocean. We have a relatively small population, we have closed boarders to the rest of the world (unless essential). As I write the only...
The Eviction Ban Has Been Lifted, Now What?
The Eviction ban has been lifted. What does it mean for you? In my area the government imposed a ban on evictions for folks that lost income due to the COVID 19 pandemic. The purpose of the ban was to allow people time to receive government benefits and work out...
Is the Housing and Rental Market About to Crash?
Is the housing and rental market about to crash? Well, this seems to be a major question being raised over the past number of weeks. I am not one for watching the mainstream news, but it is hard not to see or hear stories about the current housing situation. I even...