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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The most important member of my team
Today, I was asked the question of if I were to start over, who is the first and most important person you would ask to join your team? That was a tough question to answer, and really made me think about all the great people that helped and still are helping with our...
Tenant screening – avoid eviction
Tenant screening is the best way to at least limit the painful process of doing an eviction. The hardest part about the eviction process is the emotional energy involved. It seems simple, pay rent or get out. The problem is that the process is generally full of rules...
Books you need to read
One of my favorite quotes is from a guy named Kevin Trudeau "leaders are readers". I do have to admit, I had to practice. I am not the type of person who was born to read for fun. In fact I mostly only read for educational reasons. I still do, so the key factors...