Quote: (07-08-2016 03:22 PM)General Stalin Wrote:
That's basically a private investigator. Paying someone with connections and access to private data to look into someone.
Indeed, it is simply private investigative work. You likely won't be able to get 5-20k per job, and you'll be subject to whatever regulations your state places on private investigators. Most have some sort of requirements, others do not. In the states that do regulate the activity it doesn't matter how you frame the service, any business investigating persons will be subject to the statutes.
PI's do this routinely, I know a couple of them. They have years of connections and know how to get the information they need. I don't know exactly what they get paid, but usually PI's bill hourly plus expenses. You can charge per job if you want of course, but you'll always be competing with every other investigator in the area, so what you can charge will have a natural ceiling.
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