| I was having a conversation with a friend
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| | you may have a challenge. (Runner
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| of mine. One of the best collection
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| | Account)STEP THREE- TIER THE ACCOUNTKeep
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| managers around, Todd from FDS in
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| | in mind this rule of thumb. Usually, the
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| Wilmington NC. We were discussing what a
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| | more they owe the harder they hide. Setup
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| collection manager needs to know about
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| | your search procedures on the value of
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| skip tracing that will benefit
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| | the account. When going to a higher tier
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| collectors. His response" skip tracing is
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| | encompass all search procedures from
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| important because you can't collect if
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| | previous tiers.Low BalanceStatistics show
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| you can't find them. However, collectors
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| | that a large majority of the residence of
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| need to concentrate their time on
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| | the United States move every four months.
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| collections not skip tracing".Now that's
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| | Find a trusted outsource company and once
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| a dilemma. So I started thinking, "How to
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| | every four months batch these accounts
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| streamline your skip trace process so
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| | out to them. Doing so more often will not
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| that your collections process is not
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| | be cost effective. Try to get discount
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| interrupted?"After some serious head
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| | prices. Develop a strong relationship
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| scratching and a couple of Dr. Peppers,
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| | with your outsource company, if they
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| the answer came. Below is a step by step
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| | produce lower than national average (20%)
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| process to quickly and efficiently work a
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| | use a different company.Quick FindLet's
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| skip trace account.First, determine a set
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| | answer two questions quickly. Is the
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| time to skip trace. I recommend non peak
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| | person deceased? Is the person
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| collection hours. Now, get out of
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| | incarcerated? Determine if they are
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| collector mode. Mental attitudes of
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| | deceased by going to enter the name or
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| collectors and skip tracers are
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| | the social security number. If they are
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| different. To skip trace is to play a
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| | reported as deceased information will
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| game of chess, where the pieces are real
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| | show when and where. If no information
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| people.STEP ONE- FILTER THE ACCOUNTCan
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| | appears there is no record. To determine
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| you work the account in the first place?
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| | if the person is incarcerated in a
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| Determine that it is not in a legal
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| | federal prison, go to . For information
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| status, under bankruptcy or assigned with
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| | about state prisons contact that state's
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| any internal code that should not be
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| | department of corrections.If no
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| worked. Filtering the account will save
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| | information was found, go to You can
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| time and money. The most important
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| | search by name, address and phone number.
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| filtering element is the value of the
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| | Try Enter the state, county, address or
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| account. Search efforts should be in
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| | name and you will get the owner of the
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| direct relation to the value of the
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| | property, tax value, map of the neighbor
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| account. In other words, the more they
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| | and all kinds of good stuff!Full
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| owe the more you should search.STEP TWO-
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| | SearchHere is where you pull out all of
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| PROFILE THE ACCOUNTKnowing what you are
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| | the stops. I use a worksheet that I have
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| looking for makes it easier to find it.
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| | developed over the years that has over 40
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| The same holds true when you are working
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| | different helpful searches on it. Here
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| your accounts. Determine the type of
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| | are some of those searches: the credit
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| account being worked so that unnecessary
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| | report (ONLY if you have legal access),
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| steps are not taken that waste time and
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| | neighborhood stores, hunting/fishing
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| money.First, check your notes on the
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| | license, workers compensation records,
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| account and in the file. Confirm the
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| | possible civic groups, leagues, trade
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| addresses and phone numbers were not
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| | associations, criminal record, civil
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| transposed or digits omitted
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| | record, electric company, satellite
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| accidentally. (Typo account) If the
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| | company to name a few.Still not located?
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| person has moved and has honestly forgot
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| | Consider placing the accounts to
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| to tell you. Chances are simple searches
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| | reputable companies (yes they are out
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| will produce results. Contact neighbors,
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| | there). Let them earn your business.
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| employment or references from the notes
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| | Split accounts between them. Only use one
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| file and call ALL numbers, even if you
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| | that will sign a Confidentiality
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| think they are disconnected- you never
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| | Agreement and a Hold Harmless, it never
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| know. (Unintentional account) If the
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| | hurts to protect yourself.And as always,
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| contact can't offer any information then
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| | happy hunting!
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