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.
Landlord by Design Blog
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Rules for showing a rental property during the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Can you show an apartment during the COVID-19 Pandemic? I have had several questions about this topic from landlords and tenants. As a landlord or property manager, it is your responsibility to keep vacancy low. This means if a tenant puts in their notice, you will...
Could showing an occupied unit be deadly during covid-19
The job of a landlord and property manager is to keep units occupied with good paying tenants. Part of this job is to show apartments to potential tenants. If you are in the property business, you know that people during the best of times do not like people in there...
Life during a state of emergency
Life during a state of emergency. I have been around for almost half a century and have lived through many recessions, and experienced different times. I have also learned that in business we are often faced with challenges, sometimes due to self infliction, and other...