A much needed service with low startup costs. For people with the fortitude, stamina and personality to be able to successfully collect outstanding debt, it is a much-needed service and potentially a lucrative business. A successful debt collector can justify the less than glamorous connotation of collecting outstanding debt by keeping the wronged business owner in mind. The business owner offered a product/service in good faith with the expectation of being duly compensated. The home-based collection agency is attempting to right a wrong. For individuals looking to work from home, this is a perfectly legal, necessary type of business.
A person who is persistent, patient and has a pension for investigation will have an easier time at being a debt collector than someone lacking such qualities. Not all outstanding debtors are upstanding citizens who are undergoing a financially difficult time. Some have intentionally defaulted, closed up shop and have moved without a forwarding address. For these types of deadbeats, it takes patience, persistence and investigative skills.
A close second to the above-mentioned personality traits is the ability to negotiate and speak empathetically with debtors. Some debtors have fallen on difficult financial times and have every intention of honoring their commitments. Unfortunately, unexpected financial disasters have befallen them. An empathetic debt collector with a keen ability to negotiate can finagle the outstanding debt to the top of the debtors "bills to pay" list, thereby increasing the likelihood of payment.
An ability to read people, whether in person or over the phone is also another valuable trait. It will help the debt collector to determine which tactic works best for each debtor.
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