Home Inventory Software?

linda1971 · May 29, 2004, 11:45 AM

I've been planning to do my home inventory for awhile...looked at some free home inventory worksheets, but I think I'd rather use some home inventory software. Any reccommendations?

NeedKarma · Feb 9, 2006, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by fredg

HI,
If you decide to use your computer, whether Microsoft Word, Excel, a free home organization program for everything in your home, with pictures, serial numbers, whatever, it is very, very important to keep this as a copy, burned to a CD-R or other media that is not a part of the computer's harddrive.
If your harddrive crashes, all is lost!

Didn't I just say that in the post above yours ????

jelatin · Feb 10, 2006, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by drew_agras

I have read how keeping an updated Home Inventory can not only help justify your claim in the face of a disaster, but it can greatly simplify and shorten the claims process.

There are many free software packages available, like the one from www.iii.org. But there are also FREE online Home Inventory services like www.createyourinventory.com. The advantage here is that your inventory is securely stored ONLINE, instead of on your PC, which will very likely be lost in a flood, fire or other catastrophe.

The advantage of being online is that you can access it from anywhere, no need to be home. That's quite cool.
But "securely stored ONLINE", ha! There is no ONLINE store, you know. That site stores your inventory on some kind of storage exacly like you would, and as vulnerable to flood, fire or catastrophe as yours is. You can only hope that they do regular backups and keep tha backuped copies somewhere secure.
But in the ONLINE case that's outside of your control.

alvina_jhnsn · Mar 3, 2007, 09:08 AM

you might want to try Cover Your Assets Home Inventory Software and Service they are pretty good. I use them myself.



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