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It's a bit like hiring a lawyer. You'll know they're "right" for you when you meet him or her.

IME... The most competent PIs are women. I know this is a very general comment but I really think it's true.

For various reasons over the years I've hired PIs on 4 different occasions.

The first time was over ten years ago when I hired and very "Ditsy" looking blond to follow my ex interstate.
She was based in the other state and I never saw what she looked like until she had delivered the info.
Imagine a very young looking version of Pamela Anderson with big hair but without the bolt-ons.
And she got the job done. She provided incredible detail and info on what my ex was doing on her weekend interstate trips.
Things like what my ex ordered for dinner and the names and details of the people she was meeting up with including their home addresses and contact details.
To this day I still don't know how she did all of that and not get discovered.

The other three times was do with real estate deals and investigating neighbours prior to making an offer on a property.
All three were men and although competent lacked the detail the first lady did.