Ok, here's the deal. I've got an opportunity to get back into the field (professional repossessor). Should I? The upside is I could make a lot more money than what I'm making now (finance) and fund an SR swap easily, among other things. I've only been at this job since 10/1/02, and they haven't come through with the bonuses that they said I would earn so I have no extra cash to build my car, or any other car really.
The downside is that it would be more hours, more risk involved, and I wouldn't be able to talk with my fabulous NICO buddies all day. The pay is also not guaranteed, but the potential is much, much higher. It's paid on a per-car basis.
What do you guys think? Go for the gold or sit here and be comfortable, but broke?What Should I Do?
What Should Repo Do?
So far 100% are saying get the job and get swapped. More money is definatly a good thing. Unless the other job starts following through, leave. I have a friend that repo's on a side. He also delivers food. But for every car he repo's he gets 100 bucks cash. Tax free, he usually does like 2-3 a week. But gets atleast 20 orders a week, and he pics the ones he thinks he will have the bets luck with. Good luck what ever you decide to do.
I think you should go for it... you never acomplish anything by letting things go.. you never know untill you try it.. cuz if you don't.. you will always have it in your head that... "man, what if!?!?!" and that's a biaach to live with...
and Tino... quote the song right.. it's
"go, go, go shawty iss your BirFday!""we gon party like iss your BirFday!""Sip bacardi like iss your BirFday""and you know we don't give a f u c k cuz iss your BirFday!" =)
and Tino... quote the song right.. it's
"go, go, go shawty iss your BirFday!""we gon party like iss your BirFday!""Sip bacardi like iss your BirFday""and you know we don't give a f u c k cuz iss your BirFday!" =)
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Tino wrote:is that what your sn means haha i thought it was from the movie? well actually kinda same deal...
Yep. I'm an actual repo man. I'm currently in finance, which is where I started out before the repo work, but I'm thinking about getting back into it, which is the reason for this thread.
The movie was fun and entertaining, but nowhere near real life. At least not in this day and age, but maybe twenty years ago when it was made. Do that kinda stuff and you'll be in jail for sure! Same goes for that sorry-arse show on the Discovery Channel, the "Repossessors".
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repo man wrote:Same goes for that sorry-arse show on the Discovery Channel, the "Repossessors".
I was wondering about that Repo - I almost called you when I saw it on TV, but then figured you watch more TV than I do (j/k).
So educate us - What's different from the show? What's a "day in the life"?
I came *THIS* close to taking a job doing the same thing in college - The guy who ran the company was a shady basturd, and some of his employees were real disrespectful to him... Made me reconsider getting involved (that and the cost of the bonding).
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AZhitman wrote:So educate us - What's different from the show? What's a "day in the life"?
Well, the biggest difference is the physical confrontations. States vary in their repo laws, but generally it is "breaching the peace" when someone says you can't take their vehicle. It means legally you can't take it, at least right then. You can't fight with debtors. That kind of thing is a lawsuit waiting to happen, and the public/courts do not look upon the repossessor in a favorable light.
Much of it is perception and he-said, she-said. You must be on your best behavior, because you don't know who is watching. For instance, I flipped off a debtor that had confined me to his property and threatened my life. He just so happened to take my picture and he sent it to the bank and they fired my company as their repo agency. Lesson learned, but never mind that he threatened me and confined me to his property. The Indiana State Police didn't want to help me out there either. "You'll have to call the county. We can't help you."
A "day in the life" can be very boring or entirely too exciting. Sometimes it's just average, but the risk is always there.
do everything you can to get more out of life and to better youself and your position. Don't worry about us on the forums, most of us are big boys/girls. I say take the job, keep yourself safe and stay away from my car.
PS:If you take posession of a nice 240... let us know where we can find it!
edit: just remember to keep your options open, if you get an even better offer for continuing finance... take it. Just keep yourself happy.
PS:If you take posession of a nice 240... let us know where we can find it!
edit: just remember to keep your options open, if you get an even better offer for continuing finance... take it. Just keep yourself happy.
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APEXi240 wrote:Screw the swap, take the job and save up for your own truck, then start your own repo business. Good luck with the new job.
Good thought, but nah. Way too much headache and liability. I'll take the money and max out my IRA and try and find some good stocks and/or mutuals to invest in. The mutuals I've got right now are sucking major wind.
And thank you btw.