PARKING DETAILS

✔ Type:

• Single / Double garage

• Carport

• Open driveway

• Street parking

• Alley access

✔ Note:

• Items blocking the garage

• Risk of the vehicle being blocked in

OBSTACLES & ACCESS

✔ Gated property?

• Call box present?

• Debtor name listed?

✔ Other obstacles:

• Pets (loose/aggressive)

• Chained or locked gates

• Blocked driveway

• Limited rear access

VEHICLE INFORMATION (CRITICAL)

If vehicles present:

✔ Record:

• License plate #

• State

• Make / Model / Year / Color (if no tag)

✔ Why it matters:

• Confirms debtor connection

• Identifies other linked vehicles

• Helps validate the address

OCCUPANCY INDICATORS

Signs of Life:

✔ Lights on
✔ Vehicles in driveway
✔ Kids’ toys
✔ Barking dog
✔ Garbage at curb
✔ Mowed yard
✔ Name on mailbox/mat

Signs of Vacancy:

✖ Boarded windows
✖ Mail piling up
✖ For sale/rent sign
✖ Overgrown yard

FIRST RUN (NEW ACCOUNTS)

Include:
✔ Full property description
✔ Parking details
✔ Vehicle tags
✔ Obstacles
✔ Whether the unit was spotted
✔ End with continued efforts

Example:
The agent ran the address. One-story house with a two-car attached garage. Garage empty. 

RE-RUN (ACTIVE ACCOUNTS)

Still include detail.

✔ What occurred during the visit
✔ Whether the unit spotted
✔ Vehicles present (with tags)
✔ For apartments: confirm full lot searched

Example:
Agent re-ran the address. Unit not spotted at the location or in the area. 

AVOID THESE MISTAKES

• “No contact” with no description

• No parking details

• No vehicle info when vehicles are present

• No occupancy indicators

• No plate numbers

• No mention of search scope (apartments)

BEFORE SUBMITTING NOTES

☐ Property type documented
☐ Parking described
☐ Obstacles noted
☐ Occupancy indicators described
☐ If vehicle present please make sure vehicle is recorded w/tags
☐ Unit status clearly stated