PERMISSION AND IDENTIFICATION

If you learn nothing else form this guides:

DO NOT TREASPASS OR INVESTIGATE ANY AREA WITH PROPER PERMISSION

This is just common sense. Think about this. If you were passing a house or some other building, no lights on, and witnessed people inside walking around with flashlights and being as quiet as they possibly could be, would you notify the police?

Most people would answer, Yes. So, be smart. Get permission. Track down the owner of the property and ask. If they say no, you cannot investigate, then just either find another location and wait on this one. It's not worth spending the night in jail, and having treaspassing charges on your record. There are plenty other places to investigation.

Now, when you do gain permission. We recommend that you always carry something in writing from the owner stating that you have permission, and be sure to carry your identification with you. Trust us on this one, the police will show up at some point in your investigation carrier, and if you do not have proper identification, you will wish you took a few extra moments to get it before you started.

So, how do you get permission?

Here are some suggestions, if you are not contacted to perform the investigation and the location is not open to the public for paranormal investigations:

1. Ask. Find out the owner (or the person in charge of the property) and just ask. The worste thing that could happen is, they look at your funny and they say no, but... you need to ask first.

2. What if they say no? Well, you can come back with a few things here. First, you can say that you are investigating reported paranormal claims, and you would like to either prove or debunk the claims. Second, if it is a location where they DO NOT WANT the public to know that it is potentially haunted, you can offer to keep what you find between them and yourself. Also, if they say no, that is fine. Leave them your card, and tell them if they change their mind in the future, to give you a call.

3. If they do say yes, ask them if they would mind just signing a paper giving your permission to investigate. In most cases, you will be on sight, without them, and if the authorities do arrive, it is a good idea to have a permission slip. Howevever, it might not be a bad idea to ask them if they want to join you doing the investigation. You would be suprised the information you can obtain from a business owner once they realize what you are doing.

Version 1.0 - Updated 2/22/2015