| I have been working from home as a private | | | | look/layout of a place without having to actually |
| investigator for 5 years now. Entrepreneurship is | | | | go there. |
| fantastic... you succeed or fail on your own accord. | | | | - The ability to perform effective background |
| There's no boss to tell you what to do, and no | | | | checks. To look up Social Security Numbers, I |
| politics to deal with. However, because you rely | | | | use will instantly and securely retrieve a ton of |
| entirely on yourself, it isn't for everyone. For | | | | information if given a social security number and |
| those of you who like the idea of working for | | | | last name. You would be surprised at what |
| yourself however... read on. | | | | comes back. Some of this information includes: |
| It didn't always used to be this way. Before I | | | | names, addresses, marriage certificates, death |
| left the rat race, I was a successful manager for | | | | certificates, and employment history. |
| a bevy of technology companies. However, | | | | - You also need to be able to reverse engineer a |
| over the years, I eventually got fed up of | | | | phone number, especially since phone numbers |
| scraping and clawing to climb the corporate ladder. | | | | are so easy to come by. I generally use |
| Therefore, i set out on a mission to find a | | | | Telephone Sleuth. Telephone Sleuth will |
| position where I could work from the comfort of | | | | confidentially pull the name and address associated |
| my own home. I finally settled on becoming a | | | | with any phone number you enter. This pertains |
| private investigator. | | | | to cell phones as well. |
| These days, with mobile and internet technologies, | | | | - Smartphone. I use my iPod. You can quickly |
| private investigation allows you the ability to work | | | | and easily access files and Google Maps, making it |
| from the comfort of your own home. However, | | | | the perfect companion when you are in an area |
| you do need the right tools. Here are some that | | | | that you are unfamiliar with. |
| I use: | | | | |
| - Google Maps. You need the ability to easily and | | | | In my next article, I will discuss how to get clients! |
| quickly find any address. Google Maps also has | | | | Best of luck, and until next time... |
| street view as well, so you can understand the | | | | |