Comments on: How to Take a Home Inventory for Insurance and Tax Purposes

By: Bobbi Jo

Bobbi Jo — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:51:24 +0000

Really great advice Fred! So many people find it overwhelming that they never get started. If they have completed it, they did it once 10 years ago, when they lived in a different house and have never updated it. Many people are moving towards software or online services that help you organize the information. Hopefully this will keep it safe and get people motivated to keep it current!

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:28:43 +0000

Fred, great post! Thanks for sharing such timely information! Just wanted to point out that there are professionals that can bring this service to the client as well. If convenience or time are reasons that it hasn’t been done, utilizing a professional service to do it for you is a much more proactive position than putting it off indefinitely.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:10:29 +0000

It’s a good idea… I’ve started to do it at various points, but haven’t kept up. I have more pictures of things I’ve SOLD than of things we actually have!

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:07:10 +0000

Thanks for posting this Fred. We’re working on inventorying our house right now as we unpack. Plus, we’ve had some tragic house losses in our area that I posted about yesterday which has reminded everyone why stuff like this is so important.

By: Ethan

Ethan — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:40:55 +0000

I’m with you Todd. This is something that I’ve been slow to do. For a long time we didn’t even have a fire / water proof safe box for important documents.

By: Todd

Todd — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:14:23 +0000

This is a great reminder for all of us. I must say the idea of working on a home inventory is not a pleasant one. We’ve talked about doing this a few times and never actually did it. Hopefully one of these days I’ll get around to it and then store the information in our safe deposit box.