Landlord by Design with Michael Currie

<p>What you’ll learn in just 17 minutes from today’s episode:  </p> <ul><li>Learn how to become a great landlord </li> <li>Find out the mistakes most landlords commit to prevent tenant conflicts from arising </li> <li>Find out how to screen tenants better to avoid serious issues with them </li> </ul> <p>Resources/Links:</p> <ul><li><a href='https://www.amazon.ca/Landlord-Design-Complete-Residential-Management-ebook/dp/B01KMQPYWK'>Landlord by Design: Complete Guide to Residential Property Management by Michael Currie</a> </li> </ul> <p>Summary: </p> <p>Michael Currie is a landlord and property manager from Canada. He had been flipping houses from 2001 until 2009 when he, his wife, and a close friend formed The Fort Nova Group Limited. Since 2009, they have been using a buy/hold investing strategy, and, with the exception of a couple of income property flips, have been building an investment portfolio. Michael has extensive experience working with contractors, tradespeople, project managers, property managers, and tenants to make renovations as non-disruptive as possible. </p> <p>In this episode, Michael shares how he went from flipping properties to finally become a landlord to many properties. As soon as Michael got involved in buy and hold investing, he saw a need for property management education. He started a mission to educate and assist independent landlords all over the world with his blog. In addition to Michael’s hands-on property-management experience, he created a manual that shows the how-to in repairs and maintenance. Tenant management was also part of what he blogs about as there are issues that came up with his tenants and other landlords may resonate with. </p> <p>Topics Covered: </p> <p>01:52 – Getting better at being a landlord and all the issues surrounding it </p> <p>06:34 – Biggest mistakes that are often seen in property management and tenant management </p> <p>09:21 – How to handle tenant-from-hell scenarios </p> <p>11:12 – How to avoid issues with tenan