Look, nobody wakes up on a Tuesday morning and thinks, “You know what would be fun? Hiring a private investigators.”
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re at the end of your rope. You’re lying awake at night, replaying conversations, trying to piece things together. There’s a story that isn’t adding up, and the private investigator telling it isn’t giving you straight answers.
That feeling is the worst. It’s why people like me have a Private Investigator job.
Forget what you’ve seen in the movies. My world isn’t about car chases and fedoras. It’s about finding facts for people who have been tangled up in lies. It’s about replacing that awful, gut-wrenching suspicion with cold, hard proof. One way or the other.
People call for a handful of reasons, and they’re all messy. Maybe your spouse has a whole second life on a phone you “weren’t supposed to see.” Maybe your business partner’s numbers feel fuzzy and you’re worried you’re being cheated. Or maybe you’re in a custody fight, and you know your ex isn’t supposed to have their new sketchy boyfriend around your kids, but you can’t prove it.
This is where we come in. The work itself isn’t glamorous. A lot of it is sitting in a car, watching a door, waiting for something to happen. It’s digging through digital records and obscure public documents that would make your eyes glaze over. We do it to build a timeline, to show a pattern of behaviour, to find the money that “disappeared.”
The point is to give you something real. A photo with a timestamp. A document that proves ownership. A report that lays out the facts, without emotion, so you can finally make a decision.
Is it expensive? Yeah, it can be. But you have to ask yourself what it’s costing you to not know. What’s the price of your peace of mind? Or half your business? Or your child’s well-being? Suddenly, it comes into focus.
If you do decide to make a call, please, be smart about it. This industry has its share of sharks.
Don’t fall for a flashy website or some guy who guarantees he’ll get you the result you want. That’s a huge red flag. Real investigation is about finding what’s there, not manufacturing what you wish was there.
Here’s my only advice on hiring: ask for their license number and insurance first thing. If they hesitate, hang up. Then, just talk to them. Do they sound like a real person who understands you’re in a tough spot? Or do they sound like they’re just trying to get your credit card number? Trust that instinct. And never, ever work with someone who won’t give you a written contract.
At the end of the day, hiring a private investigator isn’t about starting a fight. It’s about ending one—the one that’s been going on inside your own head. The truth might not always be what you want to hear, but it’s the only thing that lets you move on.