Career as Private Investigator?

[Triode2]

Has anyone had any experience in this area? I think Florida has growth in this field (Miami especially). What sort of career path is involved?

 

[bradruth]

1. Try to be a police officer/detective.

2. Get kicked off the force because you can't hack it.

3. Work as a PI.

 

[Triode2]

MAGNUM!!!

 

[Triode2]

^

 

[bradruth]

No love for the PIs. Looks like you're out of luck.

 

[Perknose]

Originally posted by: Triode2
Has anyone had any experience in this area? I think Florida has growth in this field (Miami especially). What sort of career path is involved?

In most jurisdictions, you have to be ex-police or ex-military.

 

[dquan97]

skip tracing experience is a plus

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

I just paid $450 to one the other day on a case, so I think that there is money in that field.

 

[Descartes]

My brother was one for a while, and he made great money; however, he could no longer put up with the insane hours doing absolutely nothing. He would sit in his car for sometimes 12+ hours in 100+ degree heat watching the same damn door all day. IMO, no amount of money is worth such a banal existence.

 

[MarklarMarklar]

Originally posted by: DevilsAdvocate I just paid $450 to one the other day on a case, so I think that there is money in that field.

Details? If not too personal.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: MarklarMarklar

Originally posted by: DevilsAdvocate I just paid $450 to one the other day on a case, so I think that there is money in that field.

Details? If not too personal.

looks like he is a lawyer, so he must have paid for a client's case, and the client will pay him back at the end. i am sure he cannot declassify that info.... (why he hired a PI).

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

Originally posted by: Xiety

Originally posted by: MarklarMarklar

Originally posted by: DevilsAdvocate I just paid $450 to one the other day on a case, so I think that there is money in that field.

Details? If not too personal.

looks like he is a lawyer, so he must have paid for a client's case, and the client will pay him back at the end. i am sure he cannot declassify that info.... (why he hired a PI).

Ding! That's right!

 

[TommyVercetti]

Originally posted by: MarklarMarklar

Originally posted by: DevilsAdvocate I just paid $450 to one the other day on a case, so I think that there is money in that field.

Details? If not too personal.

Probably had something to do with an 8mm tape found in a safe.

 

[cherrytwist]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti

Originally posted by: MarklarMarklar

Originally posted by: DevilsAdvocate I just paid $450 to one the other day on a case, so I think that there is money in that field.

Details? If not too personal.

Probably had something to do with an 8mm tape found in a safe.

:Q

My father-in-law is a PI. Of course, he's a retired detective.

 

[Triode2]

Thanks for the input. I have to admit, waiting in the car for long periods of time might start to get old...

 

[Mill]

Originally posted by: Perknose

Originally posted by: Triode2
Has anyone had any experience in this area? I think Florida has growth in this field (Miami especially). What sort of career path is involved?

In most jurisdictions, you have to be ex-police or ex-military.

This is simply not true.