Becoming a bounty hunter shouldn't be all that hard right? I mean I've boiled it down to 9 easy steps...
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1. Find a ability bounty hunter school or training.
2. Get licensed, if required.
3. If you are unsure if licensing is required, look it up.
4. Get the critical gear and maintain systems in place.
5. market your services.
6. If successful, find and arrest the fugitive, then take him to jail.
7. If successful, invoice and gather for services from client.
8. Repeat steps 6 through 8 as often as necessary.
9. Find more bounty hunter training and enhance your skills. Again, repeat as often as necessary.
Actually, I wish it were that easy but it is not- though not impossible as many would have you imagine.
Since I don't know anything about you or your experience, I am going to assume that you are starting from scratch... No experience with the bail bond industry, skip tracing, taking population into custody, or finding a bounty hunter job.
With that in mind I am going to give you the best advice you will get in our industry:
Commit right now to becoming a lifelong learner of the bail rescue tradecraft, which means finding a mentor, taking courses, reading books, research, and networking! This is not just for the short-term... But also for as long as you intend to find fugitives for business or for pleasure. I commit to at least 5 hours a week to learning more about some aspect of this business; improving my marketing skills, staying abreast of the changing atmosphere of our industry, learning new methods of skip tracing, etc; each are very critical topics to pursue.
Competency is advanced from the study and institution of these skills. Competency leads to success!
But as I said in my last blog post about bounty hunting, finding the right school is of preeminent importance. No other particular decision made by man wanting to learn to become a bounty hunter is so crucial!
And finding the right procedure can be tough! You have to consider a lot of options and weed through the rip-off courses (and there are more than a few) to find a truly great bail rescue course. Ask about the training director's validity and/or background... If they get offended or defensive, that would be a good sign to stay away. Pick their brain a little- does what they have to say give you cause for concern or does something feel not quite right? Walk away if something is wrong..
Ultimately a collection of courses and/or books from a few reputable associates would be in your best interest- this is a complex business and the "pros" all tend to arrival the business a little bit differently and none of us are able to cover all things 100%; it would not hurt to expose yourself to as much as you feel comfortable.
Lastly, I want to leave you with this- having dealt with thousands upon thousands of population asking the most frequent questions about getting started in bail enforcement I find that the one particular cause of frustration and eventual failure is that new population are too busy trying to reinvent the wheel rather than enlisting the help of an interpreter who has been in the field a while or availing themselves of their training programs.
Give yourself a fighting occasion and start with Step #1 rather than halfway down the list. You'll be glad you did.
How to come to be a Bounty Hunter in 9 Easy Steps
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