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Ocean City MD Real Estate, Martial Arts & Investing: A Day in My Life

Ocean City Real Estate Agent • Martial Arts Sensei • Vacation Rental Investor • Airbnb Super Host

My day-to-day life is a mix of several things I’m passionate about: real estate, martial arts, vacation rental investing, business, fitness, and family.

I’m Michael Nolen, a real estate agent serving Ocean City, Berlin, Ocean Pines, and Maryland’s coastal Eastern Shore. I’m also a martial arts Sensei, real estate investor, Airbnb and vacation rental owner, property manager, and short-term rental consultant.

It sounds like a lot—and some days it is.

But these different parts of my life have developed together over the years. Real estate gives me the opportunity to work with buyers, sellers, and investors. Owning vacation rentals gives me firsthand experience with the investment side of the properties I sell. Martial arts gives me the fitness, discipline, and structure that have helped me in business and life.

No two days look exactly the same.

By Michael Nolen on August 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM