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 perfect rental application form
Having the perfect rental application form is one of the most important documents a property manager can have. There are lots of tenancy applications available on line. We have tried various applications. We have tried everything from one pagers with limited...
Life in multi family, is like having multiple families
Life in multi family, is like having multiple families I am not sure if Shelly planned this, but today when we were making our plan for the day, a great quote slipped out. Shelly said “Life in multi-family, is like having multiple families”. I thought it was a pretty...
How to manage a winter vacancy
How to manage a winter vacancy Having a vacant apartment any time of year can be a challenge. When you live in a cold climate a winter vacancy can be even more challenging. This past year we had an apartment, where the old tenant moved out and there was a 30 day...