SKIPTRACING ABC’s PRESENTED BY BRUCE LOPEZ CREDIT WORLD SERVICES, INC.

DEFINITION OF SKIPTRACING The practice of acquiring location information. To pass, or direct the attention from one point to another, omitting what lies between. To pass over without noticing. A passing over or omitting.

TYPES OF SKIPS UNINTENIONAL INTENTIONAL CRIMINAL

WHO IS A SKIP RETURNED MAIL DISCONNECTED PHONE PERSONAL AWARENESS VERIFY ADDRESS REDIAL LEFT SCHOOL

ORGANIZE KEEP A LOG GOOD ADDRESS BAD PHONE BAD ADDRESS GOOD PHONE BAD ADDRESS BAD PHONE MINIMIZE EFFORT VERIFY NUMBER VERIFY ADDRESS VERIFY BOTH PHONE & ADDRESS

WHO TO ASK? RELATIVES COACHES PROFESSORS NEIGHBORS FORMER COWORKERS CURRENT COWORKERS FORMER LANDLORD CURRENT LANDLORD NEW PEOPLE AT OLD ADDRESS SAME LAST NAME ALUMNI

WHAT TO ASK? WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WHERE DID YOU SEE THEM WHAT WERE THEY DOING HOW LONG AGO ARE THEY STILL WORKING SAME NAME SPOUSE NAME SCHOOL ATTENDING RELATIVES

KNOWLEDGE BE AWARE UNDERSTAND WHERE ARE THEY WHERE WILL THEY GO WHAT IS NEXT STEP OPEN MINDED ATTITUDE COMMON GROUND READ PAPER INFORMATION SOURCES

PROFESSIONAL LICENSE BOARD ASSOCIATIONS AGENCY

MILITARY WHAT BRANCH BASE LOCATORS COMMANDING OFFICERS HANDOUT

RESOURCES WHITE PAGES SEARCHBUG SWITCHBOARD SEARCH SYSTEMS BLACKBOOK GOVERNMENT COUNTY WEBSITE MAPQUEST

PLUS AND MINUS FREE WEBSITES: INFO GENERALLY 6 MONTHS OLD OR OLDER NOT AS COMPREHENSIVE LIMITED RESOURCES HARD TO VERIFY USE AS ADDITIONAL

PLUS AND MINUS PAY WEBSITES: COST SOME INFO MAY BE 6 MONTHS OLD LIMITED TO CERTAIN SEARCHES USED BY MANY PROFESSIONALS NEED EXPERIENCE GENERALLY ABLE TO VERIFY

INTANGIBLES PHONE BOOK DRIVERS LICENSE TAX INFORMATION COUNTY ASSESSOR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

INTANGIBLES QUESTIONING LISTENING RAPPORT CREATIVE RESOURCEFULL PERSUASIVE PATIENT

INTANGIBLES MUST KNOW WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN TO KNOW WHERE THEY ARE GOING COMMON SENSE APPROACH

DOCUMENTATION LOG ALL INFORMATION TIME PERSON BEST CONTACT SIDE NOTE

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