530: Finding the “Hidden Gold” Most Investors Miss Both On & Off-Market

<p><strong>Having limited lung capacity while playing college basketball</strong> seems almost impossible. But, like almost everything else in <a href="https://www.gottliebpropertiesga.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Nolan Gottlieb</strong></a>’s life, he pushed through it to accomplish his dreams. Hard work and determination are what allowed Nolan to step onto that basketball court, even with a severe physical disadvantage. The same determination is exactly what allowed him to<strong> close on nineteen units in just ten months </strong>of investing.</p><p>Nolan didn’t know anything about real estate;<strong> he couldn’t even describe what a mortgage was </strong>if you asked. But, as he ventured off the basketball court and became a real estate agent, he knew that <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/realtor-commission" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">agent commissions</a> wouldn’t <strong>protect him and his family if he got sick again</strong>. He needed <strong>long-lasting wealth, </strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/passive-real-estate-investing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>passive income</strong></a>, and an ability to scale his success.</p><p>He started out <strong>partnering with a friend on a </strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/brrrr-analysis" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>BRRRR</strong></a>. It went so well, he decided to tackle an <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2015-09-15-6-insider-hacks-finding-off-market-real-estate-deals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>off-market deal</strong></a>. Nolan was able to close not only on one off-market deal, but on a <strong>fourteen-unit apartment building </strong>as well, thanks to his<strong> six steps to find “buried gold”</strong> in his market.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In This Episode We Cover:</strong></p><p>How to <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/big-goal-accomplish" rel="noopener noreferrer" ta