The Night Owls pairs advanced investigative technology with time-tested fieldwork. Each investigator on our team is personally chosen for sharp instincts, persistence, and a careful eye. We knock on doors, sit through long stakeouts, and chase every lead until the facts come to light.
Our Florida team combines investigators with police training and field experience, experienced interviewers, document examiners, and specialists from finance, collections, lending, and law. Every person we hire meets a high standard of honesty and character.
Often, we can begin the same day you contact us. For most cases, one day of lead time is enough to get an investigator in place. Your first call with The Night Owls includes a no-cost, confidential consultation, where a licensed investigator reviews the details, answers your questions, and outlines a plan. We respond quickly to every inquiry.
The more you can tell us, the better your surveillance will go. Before our investigators head into the field, we ask you to share everything you know about the person involved: recent photos, a physical description, the make, model, and plate of any vehicles they drive, their home address, where they work, and what their typical day looks like. We also want to know their usual timing, such as when they leave for work, the gym, errands, or visits with friends. With these details, our team builds a profile of the subject and can predict where they are likely to go next.
We know that hiring a private investigator can feel unfamiliar or stressful. Our team treats every client with respect and keeps every case confidential. Surveillance fees are based on an hourly rate plus mileage, and pricing varies by location. We first work with you to design a plan that fits your situation and goals, and then we agree on a budget. Your approved hours are a firm limit, and we will always ask before going past them. Payment is due before work begins, and we accept credit cards, cash, checks, and money orders.
Team size is decided case by case. When the subject follows a simple routine, such as driving between home and a single workplace, one investigator can usually handle the job. Some settings are harder to cover alone. Busy locations like hotels, airports, and large downtown office towers have many exits and heavy foot traffic, so a second investigator is often the smarter choice.
The subject’s behavior also matters. If they drive fast, weave through traffic, or seem cautious and watchful of cars behind them, we may suggest adding another team member. A second investigator raises the cost, and we factor that into the budget we build with you. Keep in mind that police and federal agencies rarely follow anyone with fewer than two vehicles, and usually use more. Each added investigator lowers the risk that the subject notices they are being watched.
Absolutely. Whatever you share with The Night Owls, by phone, email, or website, stays private.
A successful case starts long before an investigator is in the field. At The Night Owls, careful preparation saves you money and gives us the best chance of capturing useful evidence. No one understands your partner’s patterns better than you do, so we work closely with you to pinpoint the right days, hours, and locations. Together, we decide when the suspected activity is most likely to happen and where our investigator should begin. The more specific your input, the more productive each hour of surveillance will become. These details and others shape a surveillance plan built around your situation.
Of course not. Contact The Night Owls at 305.680.7703 for a complimentary, no-pressure consultation and cost estimate.
Sometimes the best outcome is learning your suspicions were unfounded. If our investigation turns up nothing, you can move forward with clarity and confidence. Because we never reveal your involvement, your partner will not know you ever had doubts, and your relationship stays protected.
Yes, when it is done for a legitimate, lawful purpose. In Florida, anyone paid to conduct surveillance must hold a state investigator license under Chapter 493, Florida Statutes. Florida is also an all-party consent state, meaning it is generally a crime to record a private conversation unless everyone involved agrees.
Staying unnoticed is at the core of every Night Owls assignment. Our investigators take every precaution to keep the operation discreet. If we sense the subject may be growing suspicious, we pause surveillance and decide on next steps with you. A word of advice: avoid hinting that you might hire an investigator, since a warned partner becomes far more cautious. If you have already said something, let us know beforehand so we can adjust our approach.
Mobile surveillance takes years of practice to master. Every time a Night Owls investigator tails a subject, they are managing a constant trade-off. Drop too far back, and a red light, a sudden lane change, or congestion on I-95 can mean losing the subject entirely. Move in too close, and the subject may spot the same car in the mirror one too many times. Knowing exactly where that line falls, whether on a crowded highway, a quiet residential street, or a busy parking lot, comes only from real field experience and sharp judgment behind the wheel. On more demanding cases, we add a second investigator so the team can trade positions, safely stay farther back, and still keep the subject in sight.
After The Night Owls confirms your case is underway, your main job is to act naturally. Keep to your usual routine, avoid unusual behavior, and resist the urge to question your partner about their plans or whereabouts. Anything out of the ordinary could make them far more guarded.
Yes. The Night Owls invests in current, professional-grade equipment so we can resolve cases efficiently and document findings clearly and accurately. Our investigators carry high-definition video cameras, long-range lenses, and low-light gear built for after-dark surveillance.
When your case concludes, The Night Owls delivers two things: video footage documenting the subject’s activities and a written report that describes, in time-stamped detail, everything our investigators observed. You can keep both, or we can securely store them on your behalf.
You can call our Miami Beach private investigators’ office at 305.680.7703 or email us at marc@thenightowlspi.com
