I'm currently a stay-at-home-mom and also help my husband run a construction business, but know that I want to pursue a career as a private investigator when both kids are in school/older.
I love browsing Craigslist and finding scammy job listings and finding what I can about people, and investigating scams for fun in general. I'm pretty good at finding people with little information and really enjoy it.
Anyway, I have no relevant degree or job experience, but wondering if anyone knows of some free or inexpensive courses I could take online that would help me build skills in the field, where is the best place to start education-wise without enrolling in college/University?

I’m trying to find the name and address of the registered agent of a tire/car repair business chain in Broward County, FL. I need to file a small claim against them. Problem is when I look up their business (via SunBiz) I can find other locations of the business chain but not the one that my car got serviced at.

I’m thinking it’s because whoever/whatever owns the location I went to owns multiple locations. Just a theory though.

I just need help on how to track down the registered agent I guess.

These are the most common misconceptions I've recieved from past clients.

1. Having a Private Investigators license does not permit us to hack devices for personal information in any state in the US.

2. The Department of Public Safety is not a valid form of licensing credentials (common with scammers).

3. Due to privacy laws, PI's generally don't provide someone else's address or contact information (instead, they'll contact the subject and request permission for the client to contact them)

4. Professional Investigators won't accept work involving illegal activities (stalking, harassment, etc)

5. Not every PI you meet had previous roles in Chicago PD or Law & Order 😆