How To Create A Home Inventory List

5/9/2018 (Permalink)

If you lost your belongings in a fire or burglary, would you know where to begin putting your life back together? A home inventory is a foolproof way to ensure you’re protected when disaster strikes.

Why You Should Create a Home Inventory?

If your belongings were lost in a fire or stolen, a home inventory can help you figure out immediately what to replace. Most importantly, it can help you obtain the funds you need to replace those items via your homeowner’s or renter’s insurance policy. Typically, after a disaster, insurance companies ask for a list of everything that was lost. This can be hard to produce during an emotional and difficult recovery time. A home inventory makes this process a lot easier, saving you time and ensuring a smoother recovery process.

How to Create a Home Inventory?

A home inventory is simply a list of everything in your home, how much each item costs and when you bought it. What’s the best way to create a home inventory?

• Compile a photo or video inventory.
  Take photos or video footage of every room from different angles, opening cabinets and closet doors to ensure thorough coverage. 
• Make a list.
  In addition to your photo/video footage, write down all of your valuables, room by room. What’s the easiest way to create a home inventory list? There are apps designed to help you do this, or you can use a spreadsheet or a pad of paper. Just be sure to make extra copies, storing one off-site.

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