Well, I and many folks here have said .. for people trying to get into the Bail world.. "DONT GIVE UP YOUR DAY JOB" ...
Well if there is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO ! Then I go to Happy Hour !
all kidding aside ... (although I do go to happy hour alot ) As for me and others here, Bail is not our first income.. Bail is no way by far, a steady income.. you have awesome weeks .. and then dry weeks.. it all depends where you operate.. as for me in Miami .. if you like to do pickups.. there are probably 20 - 60 skips a month easy here.. (maybe even more ?) ... but to be honest here in Miami .. I make more money writing bonds than doing pickups and in way less time.. and I am alot safer when writing bonds and not risking my life to arrest a bad guy (although pick-ups are a necessary evil to clear liability) and wasting my money on gas and wasting my time on stake outs with these pick ups, although like I said, I do arrest some now and then when the need arises but DO NOT GO OUT OF MY WAY to offer my services to do Pick-Ups (It is a last resort).
When nothing is happening here in Miami for me .. (which is very rare) ... I wait until the first of the Month .. go online and check my bank statement and see my Police Pension Check was deposited into my bank account and then if I want .. I go watch TV.. if I didnt do a bond or do any other job for the rest of my life... all my bills are covered with my supplemental income from the PD. Bail is just gravy on my potatoes... I also work as a Private Investigator when Bail is slow with Law Firms doing skip traces for their people they need to serve court papers on.. this is done from my home, car, phone...whenever the law firms call me needing to find someone...
But this week, to give you an example of a decent week here with just my personal bail bond clients..(not including writing bonds for the offices I write with) .. 2 X $20,000 Bonds(Past Tuesday).... Today (Thursday) a possible $13,500 Bond (Waiting until his Bond hearing at 9am.. Bond can go up / down / or stay the same.. time will tell on this one.. this mornings deft is a mess with the Crim Just. Sys.) .. so $2000 so far in my pocket since Tuesday and today another possible $675 before I even got out of bed today I hope!.. Thankfully, I am blessed to have my pension and work in Bail that has alot of arrests in the areas I service - Miami..and Broward, and Palm Beach Counties and occasionally Monroe (Keys).
I really Hope things pick up for ya ! Holidays are approaching and I know the feeling when $ is tight. We all have been there at one time or another. I would only offer you some advice = If Bail is slow.. maybe pickup a part time security gig ? become a PI ? ..Supplemental Income NEVER Hurts, and this way you can always know that you will have a guaranteed payday weekly or bi-weekly to help with income.
Best of Luck to You !
