Hi Fireguy. Welcome...
I would definitely say you were on the right track!
Even though most would advise not to pay a debt or do a pfd before you send out dv letters and get validation........if you know you owe the debt and want to get things rolling faster.......that's fine.
I think the biggest concern with skipping that step is that you may end up paying a CA that doesn't have the right to collect on the debt.
Looks like all you have to do now is wait for the results on the ones that are draggin their heels.
Congrats on your success so far!
And feel free to ask if you have any other questions.