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 super that was not so super
I want to set the stage. We purchased an apartment building that had a live in superintendent. I had met him when we looked at the building and he seemed like a great guy. I should have noticed the first red flag, which was from the previous owner. He had said that...
How to use a plunger
The simple, yet extremly useful plunger Early on in my property management / landlord career I found a way to minimize service calls from tenants. I can remember within two weeks of purchasing a six unit building I was called twice by tenants with clogged toilets. I...
Tenants playing with fire (literally)
This is a true story about a fire that happened a few years back. I had a 6 unit apartment building up for sale. I had a conditional offer on the building. One of the clauses was the building inspection clause. It was set up for a particular day. The morning of...