All Forum Posts by: Glen Arnell

Roy Oliphant Yes I am because I have been paid directly from the claimant once they have let the funds clear their bank account.

Roy Oliphant Your absolutely correct in regards to Texas Claims.  Keep in mind that if all the money goes to the claimant, from the attorney, the claimant can choose on their own what fee to pay you for your services.  My experiences has been that rarely does the claimant research the stature they are just grateful for the money.

Deborah Tuck TLO charges $1.00 per search which compares to Accurint/LexisNexis even though Accurit draws you in with their $35 initial search and before you know it to get anything you spend another $65 which equals a $1.00.  TLO requires certain things to be approved with them as you have access to confidential data.  For me it has been worth it!

Deborah Tuck The Skip Tracing Company I recommend is TLO.

@Rick Harmon Hi Rick...I have read several of your posts and it certainly appears you know what your doing and have been successful.  As to your question of collusiveness I know John.  In regards to DocuSign it is an easy way to secure the agreement with the claimant so that you know you have permission to move forward with the recovery of their claim. When it comes to the "formal" paperwork I certainly agree that most forms need to be notarized and I follow protocol.  For added protection and credibility I have learned from experience it is best to involve an attorney.

Just in case your struggling with your Tax Sale/Overage or Excess Funds Business just a quick success story.  I was able to locate the County/Court Surplus Funds list and noticed the rightful claimant was deceased.  

Through the help of a great skip tracing company I located the next of kin (sibling) and after getting him comfortable I was able to sent and received the agreement back within an Hour...I love using DocuSign!  Already have forwarded the information over to my attorney who has already emailed his agreement to them to start the recovery!  The excess funds on deposit are close to $65K...I love this business!!!

I would suggest you do both...call and send them a personal letter.  If you have their phone numbers you can check to see if the numbers are a landline or cell phone by going to http://www.whitepages.com/ select "phone" paste the number and select the search icon.  If it happens to be a cell phone I have found that people will respond more to a text than answer or return a voicemail.  Good Luck!

@Melissa B. First of all I want to thank John for including me in your question.  My first suggestion is do not work Oregon for the following reason...A property owner can skirt their taxes for 6 years before the property goes to auction and then the "county" takes "ownership" and then sales the property at auction.  Thus the property owner that we would be "skip tracing" will never have rightful claim to the excess proceeds even if excess is created.  This process is a state wide statute. 

However Melissa don't let Oregon burst your bubble...there are several states and counties available to work.  One of the things that was important to me when I began my overage business was to identify "when" and how "often" tax sales occur.  My goal was to create myself a steady income throughout the year with checks coming in monthly.  

How many states and counties depends are your availability of time.  I generally use the analogy of Duck or Geese Hunting.  If the Flock represents all the available states to work and the individual ducks or geese represent each county I would not just start "shooting" at the Flock...I would aim in on 1 duck and then the 2nd and then the 3rd all within a reasonable and manageable timeframe.

In my business I begin by verifying the following:

Deed or Lien State/County

When do the Sales Take Place

How soon is the information available regarding the Excess List

How easy is it to get the Owners/Addresses of the Auctioned Property

Do I have a "great" skip tracing company

Then I go to work!!!