How do I become a private investigator?

What if I do not have the minimum experience required by the state to obtain my own company license? How will I ever break into the industry?

What type of training should I be looking into?

What is the difference between a private investigator and a private detective?

I really just want to help my friends and family to find old friends or people who owe them money. Do I need a PI license?

Do I have to have a degree in Criminal Justice from a college or university?

If I do not have a college education do I have to have a background as a police officer or other law enforcement related profession?

What type of person makes a successful private investigator?

I have a criminal conviction in my background from many years ago. Will this affect my ability to become a private eye?

Will my military discharge affect my ability to become a private investigator?

Can I just specialize in a particular type of investigation or will I have to do the surveillances and cheating spouse investigations too?

What types of assignments do private investigators typically take?

What type of investigation or specialty assignment pays the most?

Can private investigation be dangerous work?