Spring is time for a new home inventory

By: Michelle Carolla | SCNow
Published: March 16, 2009

It's nearly Spring again and that means time to clean and organize your home. Now's the perfect time to inventory your home. An updated inventory can save you time and piece of mind hurricane season approaches.
Normally the best place to start is with your most expensive items such as your DVD player, your television, your video camera and your regular camera. Those type of items would be the most expensive items to replace.
You also want to log your major appliances such as your dishwasher and your refrigerator. Don’t forget your office equipment such as your computer and your printer. Of course, add your jewelry, expensive watches, clothes and even children’s toys.
Homeowners can simply note all of their belongings in a notebook and keep a file of major receipts, but using technology such as the computer and/or digital camera or video recorder simplifies the process,” said Allison Dean Love, Executive Director of the South Carolina Insurance News Service. “Consumers can take digital photographs and store them with this software. Using a digital video camera can be quite effective, since homeowners can narrate while filming.”
Love suggests compiling a list of serial and model numbers, as well as purchase prices and dates. Keep files of receipts and appraisals, mainly on expensive items and update your inventory regularly.
It's easiest to keep your inventory updated if you keep it electronically filed. As for storing your electronic home inventory, you can create a disc or print out a room-by-room document to be stored in a safe deposit box or other secure location,” said Love. “The electronic record can also be e-mailed to a friend, family member or to yourself. In the event of a disaster, e-mail can be accessed remotely.”
Make sure you store a copy in a safe area, such as fire-proof safe and even an extra copy at a trusted family member's home.
Homeowner’s and renters can click on the icon on (www.scinsurance.net) and download the free inventory software.

Spring is time for a new home inventory

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