How to Become a Skip Tracer Specialist

A skip tracer helps find people who've "skipped" out on financial obligations, court dates, family and more. The job is important and finding the person who skipped can be rewarding, especially, if you find a family member who has been lost. A specialist is one who is fully qualified for the job. It takes dedication, time, experience and passion to become a skip tracer specialist.

Instructions

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Investigate what a skip tracer actually does. To become a skip tracer specialist you first need to know what a skip tracer does on a daily basis. Some who call themselves skip tracers merely follow leads online, checking online records to find the person for whom they've been paid to search. Becoming a skip tracer specialist means knowing how to search for records online such as birth, death, school, marriage and property acquisitions. But searching online is just the beginning for a skip tracer specialist.

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Offer to skip trace without cost. To become a skip tracer specialist you need to start searching for those who are lost. Put the word out to family, friends, and others that you wish to become a skip tracer specialist and are willing to use what you already know to search without cost for someone they wish to find. At this stage, you might wish to keep things simple. Search for old school friends or army buddies. Learn while doing. Every success gives you confidence, helps you know what works and what doesn't and gives you enough credibility to get a job and be one step closer to becoming a skip tracer specialist.

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Take classes. Classes can help you become a skip tracer specialist. A degree or classes in the sciences such as biology can be very helpful in the quest to become a skip tracer specialist. Learning how to be an investigator can also help you as a skip tracer specialist.

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Learn the business from a professional. To become a skip tracer specialist you need to do more than search on line or take classes. It means talking to people, going through actual dusty records and going wherever the clues lead. The best way to become a skip tracer specialist is to work with a skip tracer business to learn how they follow leads and how to find for whom they search. Working with an established skip tracer business also provides experience and networking with those who hire skip tracers---police, courts, families, lawyers and others.

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Build your credibility and clientele. As you work with a skip tracer business you will begin to build up a network of clients, successfully resolve cases and gain a reputation as a skip tracer specialist. To become a skip tracer specialist, you need to be willing to always learn, listen and be a person your clients can trust to do the job with passion and integrity.