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43 ยป VISIT US ONLINE @ DSNEWS.COM SPONSORED CONTENT BUILDING A BETTER WAY FOR PROPERTY TAX PAYMENTS Twenty years ago, National Tax Search's Lori Eshoo founded her company on the belief that automation could transform the process of making and verifying real estate tax payments. In 2018, NTS continues its mission to build a better way. Lori Eshoo founded National Tax Search, LLC (NTS) in 1997 and now serves as the company's President and CEO. She has 34 years of experience in commercial and residential property tax management, valuation, and compliance. During her first 15 years in the industry, Eshoo served as National Account Manager for Real Estate Tax Services and as Tax Manager with VMS Realty Partners. Eshoo has been recognized for her entrepreneurial excellence and innovative vision through the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and has received ABA Stevie Awards for the International Women Entrepreneurs in Technology and Best Entrepreneur in Business Under 100 Employees. Eshoo's success story began 21 years ago when she sat in her downtown Chicago office, looking out at the city from a 20-floor high rise. Most people would have merely appreciated the view, but Eshoo had a bigger vision, and that vision soon came to fruition through a combination of planning, execution, work ethic, commitment, and determination. It was on these principles that Eshoo founded National Tax Search. NTS evolved from the idea of automating the arduous task of manually reporting and verifying real estate tax payments. Beginning with only three employees, Eshoo and her team set out to convince the real estate industry that there was a better way to manage property tax payments. From her previous commercial real estate career, Eshoo determined that incorporating an automated tax payment process (TaxQ ) could help centralize all tax payment information into a single repository, enhancing real-time communication and ensuring payment deadlines are met. For prospective clients, automation meant minimizing the risk of costly late-payment penalties, impending delinquencies, and eventual loss of property. Today, NTS is proud to be a diverse industry leader with an impressive roster of national and regional clients. Recognized as both a National Women's Business Enterprise and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), NTS has maintained a Preferred Vendor contract with the United States Government for five years (also known as the GSA Schedule Corp, "e Professional Services Scheduler"). NTS can quickly assess residential and commercial property status, identify due dates, uncover delinquencies, manage time-sensitive payments and penalties, and assist in determining the next critical actions to reinstate current status for delinquent properties. NTS continues to evolve alongside clients' needs by expanding its suite of services to include automated flood certification, HOA reporting and payment management, and Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loan identification and payoff assistance. NTS has become an elite tax-service provider both nationally and internationally. However, Eshoo's success would not have been possible without a strong foundation of mentorship and professional support. As a young woman beginning her career, she was guided by industry leaders who believed in her abilities and taught her to navigate the complex world of real estate tax. is instilled a sense of responsibility in Eshoo to mentor her employees and other young people who are eager to learn and succeed. NTS continues to invest in long-term employees who have risen from entry-level positions to senior management, some of whom have been with the company since its inception. is commitment to mentorship and loyalty has rewarded NTS with average employee tenures of more than 10 years. NTS is also dedicated to diversity in the workplace and offers a rich, gratifying corporate culture for its more than 50 employees. e NTS team members are experts in Tax, Flood, HOA, and PACE management, but they also enjoy a healthy work-life balance. Corporate outings, team- building events, group wellness, and company athletic teams are just a few ways NTS supports employees outside of the workplace. Eshoo is a member of the American Mortgage Diversity Council and is involved in both the Mentorship Committee and the WOSB Subcommittee. NTS supports a variety of local charities, many of which focus on helping Chicago's underprivileged communities. She also mentors young women interested in pursuing professional business careers. NTS awards annual internships to local college students and summer job opportunities to area high school students. Providing purpose-built solutions for the real estate lending and investing industries, National Tax Search is a diverse, energetic, forward-thinking organization dedicated to eliminating risk for its clients. Lori Eshoo President and CEO, National Tax Search