{
  "id": 1043802,
  "title": "I bought my first investment property while still in college. Now I'm 24 and own 30 homes as a full-time landlord.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/i-bought-my-first-investment-property-while-still-in-college-now-im",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-15T13:17:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/i-own-30-homes-at-24-full-time-landlord-2026-8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lawrence Guerguis, a 24-year-old from Orange County, California, started investing in real estate while still in college. Initially, he planned to pursue a career in investment banking, but after a conversation with a banker and a shift in his priorities, he decided to focus on real estate. At the age of 21, Guerguis moved to Ohio and began buying properties while managing them himself. After graduating in 2024, he relocated to Ohio from California, where he continued expanding his portfolio and managing his properties independently before transitioning to a property management company.",
  "summary": "Real estate investor Lawrence Guerguis bought his first home in college. Now he owns 30 homes in the Midwest and is a full-time landlord.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}