How much would it cost to hire a private investigator to track somebody down?

Question

I need help tracking someone to have a lawsuit served. They've pretty much skipped town and I can't find him anywhere.

Answer 1

The cost varies depending on who you hire. Your best bet is to call around from the yellow pages to find someone who can help you.

Answer 2

Very expensive with several hours paid before any work is done.  No guarantees either.  Probably $500 - $600 for three or four hours.

Answer 3

starting estimation is $500 and much, much more depending on how long and where he/she has to go to find your missing person.  

Answer 4

a few hundred $ per hour, with no promises of success.

Answer 5

it depends how far they went and how long it takes to find them, so you better hope it should be easy and he didn't go far.

Answer 6

probably depends on your area, what they need to do and the experience of the PI

Answer 7

depends on the PI.  call around.  why isn't a process server doing it?