Article: As you begin choosing a PI to help confirm your partner's infidelity, it is extremely important that this person is a licensed, experienced PI. Most states have strict requirements to obtain an investigative license, including specific training classes, passing grades on assessment examinations, and a particular number of supervised field hours. However, the following states do not have statewide licensing requirements: Alabama Alaska Colorado (voluntary licensing available) Idaho Mississippi South Dakota Many private investigators have a specialty within the investigative industry. Rather than hiring any licensed PI, try to locate one that has a great deal of experience with marital investigations. These PIs will be more experienced with the nuances of investigating a suspected cheater, as opposed to a PI that typically investigates corporations or insurance fraud. If you want to be sure that the investigation is thorough, be sure to discuss specifics with each PI you are considering. For the most part, licensed PIs will conduct their investigations per the standard methods they are trained on; however, it is important to be sure that your PI actually utilizes all the methods available to them. While a PI is unable to pose as law enforcement officers, tap wires, or obtain cell phone records via pretexting, they should include the following in their investigation: Physical surveillance Hidden cameras GPS tracking Internet monitoring Social network investigation Decoys to tempt your cheating spouse Another factor to consider when choosing a private investigator is the cost of such an extensive professional investigation. The cost of a PI can vary widely based on the experience of the PI, the location(s) of the investigation, the prospective length of the investigation, and the difficulty of the investigation (like if the partner is a high-profile person). However, some general information regarding PI costs: Hourly fees throughout the country range from approximately $40 - $100 per hour, with an average hourly rate of about $50 - $55 per hour. Many PIs require a retainer or deposit to be applied against fees for services rendered and expenses, with deposits up to $5,000 for infidelity cases. Factors determining this amount include travel involved, airline/hotel costs, estimated number of surveillance hours, and the urgency of the case. Keep in mind common additional costs, such as a mileage expenses for any driving and fees for adding additional PIs to the case. Once you have chosen a PI, the most important thing you can do is commit to the investigation. It is important that you give the PI all of the information you have on your partner from your own monitoring. It is also crucial that you answer any and all questions honestly and to the best of your knowledge. Holding anything back from the PI, even things that incriminate you and your own fidelity, will only hinder the PI and disrupt the investigation. You need to be willing to speak openly with the PI about your situation, and you must be willing to find out the truth!
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Research licensed private investigators in your area. Choose a PI with experience in spousal infidelity investigations. Ask each potential PI what their services include. Shop around for the most reasonable price. Commit fully to the investigation.
Article: There are re-keying kits that contain all the tools you'll need available for most lock brands. One brand's kit usually doesn't work for others, so check your lock's brand and purchase a kit that matches it. You can find kits online and at hardware and home improvement shops. Read your kit's instructions carefully, in case there are any minor differences specific to your brand. The kit will provide a thin, wire-like tool that you can use to remove the knobs. Insert your key into the lock and turn it to unlock the door. Slide the wire tool into the small hole on the side of the interior door knob. This releases the knobs and will allow you to pull the outside knob out of the lock. You can also use a stretched out paperclip or pin instead of the tool. If you've lost your key, you'll need to remove the entire lock and bring it to a hardware store or locksmith to have a new key made. If your lock doesn't have a side poke hole, you're better off replacing the whole lock. Your lock is probably complicated enough that it requires a locksmith to rekey. Once you've removed the exterior lock face, look inside the knob and check for any sheets of plastic or metal that hold the lock cylinder in place. Slide them out if any are present, then put pressure on the key, which is still inserted into the keyhole, to pop out the lock cylinder from the back of the knob. If your see rust or other signs of wear and tear inside the lock, you should just replace the entire lock. Your kit will come with a wrench-like tool that you'll use to remove the retainer ring that secures the cylinder housing. Slide the tool around the horseshoe-shaped ring, then turn the tool to pop off the ring. Your kit will come with a cylinder follower, or a tube-shaped tool, that you can use to slide the plug out of the housing. Push it through the cylinder housing from the side opposite the keyhole to pop out the plug. Keep constant pressure on the plug and follower, and make sure they're always in contact as you slide the plug out, so that the lock pins and springs don't pop out and fly everywhere. On some locks, you can just turn the plug over to empty out the old pins. Other locks might require you to pluck them out with a set of tiny tweezers supplied in the kit. Check your kit's instructions to find out exactly how you should remove your plug's old pins. Once you've removed the old lock pins, slide the new key (provided in the kit) into the keyhole. The new kit will come with colored or numbered pins, and its instructions will include a code. Use the kit's tweezers to insert the pins into the plug's slots so they match the code. For example, the code might list the correct order as blue, red, red, blue, yellow, starting from the side opposite the keyhole. Correctly installed pins should be flush with the surface of the plug; they shouldn't stick out over their slots. Once the pins are installed, push the plug back into the cylinder housing. Slide the retainer ring back into place, pop the cylinder back into the door knob, and replace any plastic or metal sheets that secured the cylinder. Push the exterior door back into its slot in the lock, and rotate the key until it the knob pops and locks into place.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Purchase a kit labelled for your lock's brand. Remove the exterior door knob. Pop the the cylinder out of the back of the knob. Remove the cylinder retainer ring. Slide the cylinder plug out of the cylinder housing. Remove the old pins from the cylinder plug. Insert the new pins to match the code in the instructions. Reassemble the lock.