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Field notes on finding the right person, matching identities, and staying compliant while you contact them.
Contact data & skip tracing
How teams find current phones, emails, and addresses for the people they need to reach, and keep that contact data from going stale.
2026-10-08
How to check whether an address is still currentA skip-tracing address can be years old. Parcel records show whether it sold, who owns it, and where the tax bill goes. Here is how to read the signals.
Outreach compliance
Staying inside TCPA, Do-Not-Call, FDCPA, and permissible-use rules when you call, text, or email the people you locate.
2026-10-08
Area code vs. address: which time zone governs?When a phone's area code and the person's address sit in different time zones, Regulation F says to call only when it is convenient in both. Here is the math.
2026-10-08
Calling hours by state: where rules are stricterFederal calling hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., but many states are tighter for telemarketing and some add Sunday and holiday bans. A state-by-state guide.
2026-10-08
A pre-contact checklist for collections outreachFive checks to run before a collections call or letter: time window, consent, number status, address age, and call frequency. What each covers and misses.
Business & area data
Working with state business registries, new filings, ownership networks, and public area statistics without over-reading them.
2026-10-07
Reading new business formations by ZIP codeHow to read new business formations by ZIP code without fooling yourself: mail-drop addresses, partial months, survival bias, and density per resident.
2026-10-07
How to find who owns an LLC, state by stateFind who owns an LLC from public filings: which states name officers, how to see past registered agents, and how to confirm a same-name match.
2026-10-07
New business filings: building a clean lead listA new business filings list goes stale fast and fills with filing-service noise. How to pull, filter, and work fresh LLC filings while they matter.
2026-10-07
ZIP code economic data: sources and error marginsWhere ZIP code economic data comes from (ACS, IRS, FHFA, ZIP Business Patterns), how old each number is, and how to read margins of error correctly.