Sometimes this business can be so easy! We just received two checks totaling $1600 and the initial amount of time put into it was literally five minutes! I have to admit, total time involved with follow up including making up invoices may have been about half an hour, but still that’s not a bad hourly rate! I’d like to show you the steps involved so you can see how easy this was. First, I pulled up a list of unclaimed funds from one of the many counties that post their unclaimed … [Read more...]
FAQs
The following questions have been collected over the years from real people interested in becoming unclaimed money finders. If you have a question that is not listed below or if you still do not understand something, please go to the bottom of the page and use the comment section to ask your question. I have lived in Ohio greater than 5 years. How much does it cost to get certified as a finder in Ohio? It does not cost anything to get certified in Ohio, except the cost of the … [Read more...]
About Me
Hi my name is Mark. I thought I would tell you a little bit about myself since you took the time to view my site. I have been locating unclaimed money for people since 1998. My favorite find (notice how I say not the biggest) was for an elderly couple in Mississippi. They had been having hard times and were thrilled to learn that they had $11,000 being held for them. We charged them 10% to recover the money and our invoice arrived there a couple of days before their check did. Their son … [Read more...]
Nebraska
There isn't too much information available regarding becoming a Nebraska unclaimed money finder. The only two requirement I was able to find comes from Nebraska's legislative statutes, specifically Section 69-1317.Abandoned property; trust funds; record; professional finder's fee; information withheld; when; proceeds of sale; transfers; Unclaimed Property Cash Fund; created; investment "It states that: The record shall be available for public inspection during business hours. The … [Read more...]
Florida
You can charge 30% as a Florida Unclaimed Money Finder. However, you are required to register as either a private investigator, CPA, or, attorney. That doesn't mean you can't make money in Florida as an Unclaimed Money Finder if you are not one of the above professions. There is currently more than $2 billion in unclaimed property being held by the state of Florida. That's $2 billion! This is mostly from dormant accounts in financial institutions, insurance and utility … [Read more...]
Colorado
You can charge up to 10% as a Colorado Unclaimed Money Finder. Colorado's Unclaimed Money Finder Laws are pretty simple and straightforward. They are summarized here: In Colorado, a contract to pay compensation for locating or assisting in the recovery of unclaimed funds is not enforceable for the first 24 months after the date the payment of delivery is made to the Treasury. Any agreement to pay compensation to recover or assist in the recovery of property reported which is … [Read more...]
Wyoming
You can set the fee at whatever you would like as a Wyoming unclaimed money finder. However, I don't suggest that you go crazy and charge something like 50% because it may be difficult to get clients. If you want to try 25-30% and have them negotiate down to something like 20%, I think that is fair for both parties. We're happy charging our normal 10% fee. Wyoming calls unclaimed money finders "asset finders" and has several provisions in place for them: Statute 34-24-136 … [Read more...]