20 Things That a Private Investigator Can Do

When you hire a private investigator, there are many things that he/she can help you do.  This list of twenty things is just to help get you thinking about how you could use their services.  It may also whet your appetite to become your own private investigator.

1.  Discover the facts about a case
2.  Find both current and past addresses
3.  Find a date of birth
4.  Search known aliases
5.  Find out and/or confirm a Social Security number
6.  Find birth, death and marriage records
7.  Find and review divorce filings
8.  Search a person's trash
9.  Locate the beneficiary of financial accounts for a probate hearing and get copies of probate records.
10.  Research past and present property holdings
11.  Find out about any properties that have been sold or traded
12.  Find out about any mortgages and who the lenders are
13.  Determine the current value of real property
14.  Find bankruptcy filings, get copies and analyze the records
15.  Uncover improper relationships, including infidelity among spouses
16.  Find any federal civil lawsuits
17.  Find federal and state criminal records, get copies and analyze them
18.  Get copies of mug shots from arrest records
19.  Provide an independent analysis of the case
20.  Locate state and local criminal arrest records, get copies and analyze them