Home Inventory Checklist
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Introduction
Our Home Inventory Checklist is designed to help you meticulously document all your personal property and ensure that you're adequately protected. By going room by room and noting down every item, from furniture to clothing and collectibles, you can create a comprehensive record that simplifies insurance claims and protects your assets. With the Checklist App, you can easily save and customize this template, sync across devices, and share it with family for collaborative updates. Don't forget to keep your inventory secure and accessible by saving digital copies in various formats.
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- Home Inventory
- Review your policy's personal property coverage limit annually.
- Create a list or spreadsheet for all of your personal property.
- Make your inventory as complete and detailed as possible.
- Go room by room and write down all furniture, appliances, electronics, computers, clothing, artwork, equipment etc
- Keep a detailed inventory of your clothing and accessories, including shoes and jewelry.
- Check the value of items such as jewelry, artwork and other collections.
- Remember to include items you don't use regularly, such as sports equipment.
- Group together smaller-priced items.
- List purchase dates, values, serial numbers, and brand names for items when possible.
- List items that you frequently take with you.
- Include receipts and/or cancelled checks to prove what you paid for items.
- Photograph or videotape each room in your home.
- Include photographes of inside closets, storage buildings, the attic, and the garage.
- Label the photographs or videotape with the date they were taken.
- Keep your inventory, photographs and videotapes, a copy of your insurance policy, and any appraisal reports in a secure spot.
- Consider keeping a copy in a secure place away from your home (safe deposit box).
- Save your photographs, videotapes, and any documents on a computer.
- Consider keeping the items in your e-mail archives so you can access them wherever you can log onto a computer.
- Update your inventory every year and when you make large purchases.
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Presented by:
Nicole Nichols-West
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Who it's for
This Home Inventory Checklist is for anyone who wants a simple, practical way to get things done without missing steps.
- Avoid forgetting - keep all your Home Inventory essentials in one place (external memory)
- Save time - start from a proven Home Inventory structure instead of a blank page
- Stay on track - track progress, come back later, and keep momentum
- Coordinate with others - share the list and divide responsibilities
- Learn the process - follow the steps in a sensible order, even if it's your first time
How to use it
How to use this Home Inventory Checklist
- Save Home Inventory Checklist to your free Checklist account so your progress is saved and synced across devices.
- Customize it in the app: remove anything that does not apply, then add your own details for Home Inventory (dates, sizes, addresses, notes).
- If others are involved, invite them to collaborate and divide responsibilities.
- Work through the list: check items off as you go, and set reminders for time-sensitive steps.
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