Moving Into Your New Home

Moving into a new home, apartment or condo? Dont forget to do your home inventory. Now is the perfect time! Most people know that they should complete a home inventory, but few actually do. In fact, only 40% of people have an inventory of their belongings.

So, often times, they guess-timate the value of personal property when purchasing insurance. Like anything else, getting started is the most difficult part of the process. To conduct your inventory, walk from room to room, systematically recording the make, model, serial number, when/where purchased, purchase price and condition of each item.

Take a photo of each item and gather any receipts you have as well. Store this information in a safe place. A safe deposit box or a relative who lives in a far away state will do. If youre less adventurous, you can hire a professional home inventory specialist to complete the asset documentation for you.

An added benefit of using a third party is that your inventory is completed by an objective professional so that there is never any question as to its validity or completeness, should you need the information to substantiate ownership for an insurance claim after suffering a loss. So dont wait. As you run through your list of new home to-dos, make sure that Complete Home Inventory is one of them.

Derek Lee is the President of Bastion Home & Business Services, LLC, a leader in providing asset inventory documentation services to residential and small- to medium-sized business customers throughout Central Florida. Derek is committed to ensuring that Bastion's services contribute to the protection of clients homes and businesses, with the highest degree of confidentiality, professionalism, integrity, respect and an unwavering commitment to excellence.

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