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"8 Home Inventory Apps\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. MyStuff2 Lite\n\nKeep track of everything, from your electronics and appliances to your jewelry and movie collections. Barcode scanning and Amazon integration is included.\nAvailable for iOS, but note that this free version limits you to 15 items. For $8.99, the Pro version is identical but has no item limit.\nScreenshots courtesy of MyStuff2 Lite/Rick Maddy via iTunes.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Visual Inventory\n\nIf you're a visual thinker, then Visual Inventory may be a great app for you. Snap a photo of a room and then tag your items.\nAvailable on iOS, free. Similar app available for Android, free.\nScreenshots courtesy of Visual Inventory/MoveInsure via iTunes.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. MyHome Lite\n\nNeed password protection for your inventory? Try this app. It also features a setup wizard so you can get organized quickly.\nAvailable for Android, free (but you're limited to only 10 items and one image per item). For full functionality, check out the Pro version, $3.99.\nScreenshots courtesy of MyHome Lite/Access Lane via Google Play.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Inventory Buddy\n\nFor those who own multiple homes or who work as property managers, this app supports an unlimited number of locations for tracking things.\nAvailable for iOS, $1.99.\nScreenshots courtesy of Inventory Buddy/Kubis Software via iTunes.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Home Inventory Photo Remote\n\nThis companion app lets you easily take photos and scan items to help build your inventory on the main desktop, Home Inventory Mac App ($19.99 and Mac App Store Editors' Choice).\nAvailable for iOS, free. Another companion app, Home Inventory Mobile Backup (available for iOS, free), creates a backup of your inventory files which you can view on the go.\nScreenshots courtesy of Binary Formations.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Know Your Stuff Home Inventory\n\nThis home inventory app from the Insurance Information Institute backs up your data to the cloud, for ensured access, if disaster strikes.\nAvailable for iOS and Android, both free.\nScreenshots courtesy of III Inventory/Insurance Information Institute via iTunes.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. My Fashion Assistant - Closet\n\nIf your closets are a mess or you just want to catalog what you've got, keep track of your actual wardrobe with this app.\nAvailable for Android, $0.99. Similar app, Stylitics, available for iOS, free.\nScreenshots courtesy of My Fashion Assistant/New Vision Interactive via Google Play.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Book Collection &amp; Catalog\n\nBookworms can keep their titles in order with this app, which can help catalog an entire collection.\nAvailable for Android, free.\nScreenshots courtesy of Book Collection &amp; Catalog/Metosphere via Google Play.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHere's a test: Think about all the stuff you have at home. Now write it all down. Every. Single. Item. Impossible, right?\nUnless you're like Monica Geller from Friends, you might not prioritize hyper-organization. But when the going gets rough\u00A0\u2014 e.g., a house fire, robbery or natural disaster\u00A0\u2014 you'll want to be prepared, at least to make an accurate insurance claim. \nPlus, if you're in the midst of spring cleaning, it's the perfect opportunity to really take note of everything you own.\nLast year, we saw\u00A0Hurricane Sandy wreck havoc\u00A0across the East Coast. Even if you feel prepared for the worst with emergency apps, backup\u00A0plans and homeowners or renters insurance, experts recommend having an accessible home inventory list, too.\n\u201CA lot of times when a disaster happens, people don\u2019t have an inventory, and trying to reconstruct what you owned can be quite a challenge \u2014 you might overlook things,\" says Andr\u00E9a Basora, senior vice president of digital communications\u00A0at the Insurance Information Institute. \"So you might end up getting less of a settlement than you would otherwise, because you just didn\u2019t report everything.\"\nGone are the days when you'd need file boxes full of instruction\u00A0manuals, printed photos and receipts. Go digital.\nBasora recommends downloading and using home inventory apps that let you input an item's details, such as a receipt copy, a picture, a\u00A0description, how much it's worth, how much you paid and where you bought it. She also says to consider reliable storage for your digital home inventory (e.g., cloud storage). \"That\u2019s going to be very important especially if a disaster occurs and all your stuff is destroyed. Make sure you have a way to get to it.\"\nSEE ALSO:\u00A015 Items in Your House You Should Sell on Craigslist\nThe co-founder of the Home Inventory App for Mac, Diane Hamilton, recommends avoiding stock photos and taking actual pictures of your\u00A0belongings\u00A0when creating your inventory. Hamilton also says an immediate benefit of creating an inventory is realizing how much all your things are worth, so you can get the right insurance coverage.\n\u201CIt's so easy to be under-insured,\" Hamilton says, adding that life changes and policy complexities make that easy to overlook.\nTaking the time to inventory your things gives you \"peace of mind,\" says Hamilton, and also prepares you\u00A0for even minor disasters \u2014 if your washing machine overflows and causes water damage, for example.\n\u201CIt\u2019s not something that you\u2019ll probably sit down and do continuously for a few hours,\" Hamilton says. \"You want to start with the basics; start with a picture and go through and do it room by room.\u201D\nHoarders, take notice. Organizers, rejoice. Check out our gallery of home inventory apps (above) that make the process easier. You're more likely to get your money's worth from insurance claims, all while becoming a true organization guru.\nThumbnail image via iStockphoto, dem10."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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