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Update home inventory for insurance

Difficulty: easyTime: 60 mins

Why it matters

After a fire or theft, insurance adjusters require itemized lists to pay claims. Without a home inventory, many homeowners receive far less than their actual losses — or spend weeks reconstructing records from memory.

Stop forgetting to do this.

HomeOS generates a personalized maintenance schedule so you never miss another update home inventory for insurance.

How to do it

  • 1

    Walk through each room and video record everything.

  • 2

    Open drawers and closets.

  • 3

    For high-value items (electronics, jewelry, art), photograph the serial numbers.

  • 4

    Store the video and photos in cloud storage — not just on a hard drive in the house.

  • 5

    Update whenever you make significant purchases.