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Behind The Story Show

The Laptop Landlord: How Naresh Turned a Side Hustle Into 9 Properties and 5 Books

Jul 28, 2026 · 1h 25m

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Naresh built the kind of business most people are told doesn't exist: one that funds his life instead of consuming it. In this episode of Behind the Story, he sits down with Jelani Gonzalez to trace the road from a Duke degree and a coveted banking offer to becoming a self-described “laptop landlord” — a work-from-home founder running two companies, raising two sons, and owning nine investment properties he scaled up starting in 2017. He opens up about the real mechanics of a lifestyle busine...