Skip tracing is one of the most delicate procedures that a private detective can carry out. As the name suggests, it involves finding someone who has skipped town or gone into hiding. Sometimes, a private detective may be asked to trace a debtor who has run away to avoid paying their debts. On other occasions, an investigator may be asked to find a partner, friend or family member who has run away for more personal, emotional reasons. If a close friend, partner or family member has recently disappeared from your life, you may be tempted to try and trace them yourself. However, this isn’t usually a good idea. It’s much better to hire a professional, experienced private detective to carry out a skip tracing operation. There are several reasons for this.

1. Private detectives are less likely to alert a runaway to their presence

Private investigators are trained to locate their targets as discreetly as possible. If you manage to track down the person who has gone missing from your life on your own, you may alert them to your presence when you get close, causing them to run away again and go deeper into hiding. This would make it much harder to find them again. As a result, it’s best not to experiment with finding someone on your own. Hire an investigator who can find them without being detected instead.

2. Private detectives can be more objective about tracking someone down

A person may have any reason for running away, going into hiding or skipping. Private detectives are able to remain objective about these reasons when looking for someone. If you find and confront someone who has skipped town without understanding their reasons, you may end up hurting them (or yourself) emotionally. A private investigator can find out why a missing person left as well as their location and report their reasons to you calmly and objectively. You can then decide what course of action to take based on the information you have. Hiring a private detective to find someone rather than simply seeking them out yourself gives you the chance to be more emotionally responsible about how you approach or confront them.

3. Private detectives have the training needed to find runaways and missing persons

The simplest and most compelling reason to hire a private detective to trace someone you need to find is that they’re likely to be successful. No matter how well you know somebody, you simply don’t have the training and experience necessary to trace them. The person you’re looking for may vanish completely before you locate them, so it’s better to hire a private detective straight away.

Here at 247 Detectives, we offer high quality, reliable skip tracing services. If you need to find someone who’s suddenly left town or gone into hiding, we can help. Get in touch with us today for more information.