DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAX LIST

[Andre Eakins]

Hey BP! I was able to access a list of properties with delinquent property taxes in a nearby county. The list is rather extensive. Over 5,000 entries. The guy from the county office said each property listed is at least 1 year delinquent on the taxes but he is unable to specifically distinguish how many months or years each property is delinquent. I have heard several times that you should only send mail to properties that are delinquent two or more years in regards to a delinquent taxes list. Is there any way I can distinguish the properties that are two years or more delinquent? 

[Eric F.]

@Andre Eakins I would not worry about sending mail to only ones over 2 years old. Sure the motivation is higher, but 1 year is enough to cause motivation to some people. 

I will tell you what is 100 times more important than having the taxes be over 2 years old. Make sure they are for a real amount! I sent a delinquent tax mailer one time without doing this and after about 10 calls ("I don't owe any taxes you moron*!") I figured out I made a huge mistake. I did not set a minimum amount due and at least half my entries were for people who owed 10 dollars or less. What happened most likely was they got the "tax due" stub in the mail but waited 45 days to pay it, so they were like 5 bucks short because of interest they did not account for, and they never bothered with it again and by the time my mailed rolled around they were into the government for a whopping $7.45

*which I could not argue with, I was the moron here hah