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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Is Your Property on a Bed Bug Registry?
If you have had to deal with bedbugs in one of your rental properties, I am sure it was a stressful and costly situation. It seems like there are times when the media makes it seem like the world is infested with the critters. The reality is, that you will likely...
Do tenants have a right to smoke Marijuana in or around your rental property
Landlord by Design - Complete Guide to Residential Tenancy Do tenants have a right to smoke Marijuana in or around your rental property We are entering into an interesting time in the world. The attitude towards the legalization of Marijuana has changed...
Wake up Landlords, Your tenants have rights
This is a wake up call to landlords / property managers Do you know the rights of your tenants? The past few months have been a time of rule changes in my area, and many others. The biggest topic of conversation and questions for me is around the use of Cannabis. I...