One of the best benefits of becoming your own private eye is becoming your own boss. As an independent contractor for companies or individuals with whom you solicit your services or who hires you, you make your own set of rules which are of course within the legal and professional framework of your job. As an independent contractor you are free to set your PI work around your personal schedule.

Some private investigators’ sleuthing calls for going out on the field to gather useful information related to their investigative assignments. However, because of the vast information available online, many PIs do their research and investigation at home, especially if their tasks only involve background checks.

One in three Americans prefer to earn their living at the comfort of their homes. Thanks to modern day technology, more and more people are finding golden opportunities to work at home and part of that opportunity is becoming a private investigator. Working at home is indeed possible with private investigation. This is perhaps the most attractive benefits of becoming your own private eye. Private investigators who work at home no longer have to commute and have to be stuck in traffic, be on time just get paid in full or work at the mercy of a boss but still earn incredible income.

So what are the requirements to become a home-based private eye?

First of all, you don’t need to have a university diploma to become a private investigator, although you essentially will need some training. You will need a personal computer with a reliable and high-speed Internet connection, phone, printer and perhaps a fax machine. These will be your chief tools for training and when conducting your investigations. It’s also best to set up a separate room in your house as your office so you won’t get distracted by anyone, especially kids, as private investigation requires focus and attention.

Personal qualities such as patience, self-discipline, dedication, focus and wit are also essential aspects when considering becoming a private eye. Do you have what it takes to become one? Are you up for the challenges and demands of the job? Remember that as an individual contractor you answer to no one but yourself. So, whether you fail or succeed in this project, it shall be no one’s fault but your own.

So, do you want to become your own private eye?

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Have you seen Sandra Bulllock’s mid 90s flick entitled, The Net? It’s about a woman who virtually lives by herself with no friends and relatives, except for her mother. Once during her daily Web surfing, she stumbled upon a Web site which had a small intriguing mark on its bottom portion. Curiosity got the better of her and she clicked on the symbol.

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For those of you who have just embarked on a journey towards building a career in private investigation, you might wonder who will your clients be. Would they be just ordinary folks asking you to check on a friend or a relative, or would they be high-profile men and women who want you to investigate somebody whose name appears frequently on the dailies?

I can’ provide a definite answer to that question. Based from experience though, 70% of those who will contract your services are just ordinary men and women who want to know more about certain persons. Some of them may also ask you to look for somebody whom they haven’t seen for a while.This doesn’t mean that you won’t be encountering cases that would whet the appetite of a news reporter.

I remember my 27^th client asked me to track a person that he suspects is sleeping with his wife. I was kind of wary in drawing up my report on the investigation, especially since many of the details that I’ve gathered could be interpreted both ways. My client was on the brink of depression, and who knows what he might do to himself or to his wife if my final report would lean towards a conclusion that would show that his partner is indeed cheating on him.Some of the cases that you’ll be handing are depressing. However, it’s also exciting since you’ll be unraveling things that are supposed to be hidden.

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Obtaining the sources or data that you need in order to get your investigation going is not that difficult. I’m sure you’re aware that the Internet is an ocean of information that anybody with a computer or a mobile phone could dive into. You don’t have to go very deep in order to get the details that you want. However, there’s a chance that you might get overwhelmed by the waves of Web sites and eventually drown in them. Before you embark on your voyage of being a private eye, you must know how and where to swim first.

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