Asset Searches

An asset search answers a focused question: what does this person or business actually own? People need that answer for all kinds of reasons — a spouse who suspects assets are being hidden in a divorce, an attorney weighing whether a lawsuit is worth filing, someone vetting a potential business partner, or a family sorting out an estate. I'm Eugene Butler, a licensed Michigan private investigator in Flint, and I build that picture from the public and lawfully available record so you can make a decision grounded in fact rather than assumption.

The work centers on assets that leave a paper trail. Real property and land, vehicles and other titled property, business ownership and registrations, and other holdings that surface in public records can usually be tied back to a person or entity with careful research. Names get used inconsistently, property gets held through businesses or relatives, and assets get moved — so part of the job is connecting those dots and verifying that a record truly belongs to your subject and not to someone with a similar name.

I'd rather give you a smaller set of confirmed findings than an inflated list I can't stand behind. I'll be honest about the limits, because this is an area where people often expect more than the law allows. I cannot pull someone's bank balances, account numbers, or private financial statements without a permissible purpose, and I won't pretext or hack my way into protected data — anything obtained that way is worthless in court and a liability to whoever uses it.

What I provide is a lawful, well-sourced picture of the assets that are discoverable through legitimate means, along with a frank assessment of where the record is thin. If something genuinely can't be confirmed, I'll say so rather than guess. Different goals call for different depth.

A quick look at whether someone owns real property is a far smaller job than untangling a web of businesses and out-of-state holdings, so I scope the search to your actual question and your budget instead of quoting a one-size price. Often a focused search tells you exactly what you need to know. If you're in a divorce, weighing litigation, doing due diligence, or simply need to know what someone owns before you commit, call or text the Butler Investigations office at 810-513-0662 and we'll talk through what a lawful asset search can realistically uncover for your situation.