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"Private Investigator Business": How to Get Started

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Ever dreamt of being Sherlock Holmes? Contrary to popular belief, the private investigator industry is real, and a very viable one. Unfortunately, most likely you won't get into a gun shooting bonanza or high-speed car chase, but you can still have fun along the way.

The knack is, most states in the U.S. will require an investigative license, which will require experience in the private investigation or law enforcement field, or sufficient training/education. Once you get your license, you can offer your service to local attorneys, or even market yourself on the internet as a Licensed P.I.

The market for the industry is big, with people missing all the time, parents requiring background checks for their soon-to-be in-laws, tax fraud, or many other cases.

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Interested to start solving your cases?
Here are a few tips to get started.

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1. Startup Investment
Since a license is a legal necessity, the license application fee, as well as necessary training should be considered as an investment cost. The license application will cost you up to $1,000, and the cheapest tuition program will cost you close to another $1,000. Other types of equipment you may need is a camera, tape recorder, and a computer. You can start with below $5,000 in total.

2. Training and License
As mentioned, a license is a necessity. For more information regarding required license and its application process, as well as required training programs, consult http://privateinvestigatoredu.org/training/ or similar organizations.

3. Potential Market
Your potential clients can be attorneys, both for criminal and civil cases, corporations, insurance companies, as well as individual clients. You can reach these potential clients by sending sales proposals, and you can reach individual clients through yellow pages ads, flyers, brochures, and even internet marketing such as social media.

This business, however, is rather a close-knitted one, and personal recommendations from previous individual clients are unlikely, especially for sensitive cases.

4. Network
Both for getting more clients and solving cases, networking will be a major necessity in this business. Build relationships with local law enforcer, attorneys, and insurance companies as well as you can. You'll never know when they will help you in the future. Networking with other private investigators will also provide you with a lot of new insights as well as potential new clients.

Many communities for private investigators are available, and it can be a good start to build your network.

5. Specialties
There are over 40 kinds of private investigation available, such as arson, asset search, cyber crime, forensic, financial, and many others. See the complete list here www.pinow.com/investigations. Finding your niche and focusing on your specialties will help in building your reputation and client base.

Focusing on a certain niche will also allow you to hone your skills better, allowing for better success rate, and in the end, increasing your credibility as well as marketability.

Earning Potential

According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. national average salary for private investigator is $45,610 per year or $21.93 per hour.

Top 10% of private investigators earn more than $75,000 a year, and can reach the six figures if they handle big corporations.