Take photos to protect assets

[snafu]

Whether renter or homeowner, I hope you'll take a few minutes today to take photos of your place, items of value, furniture, appliances and new stuff for insurance. Send to cloud or your insurance agent. Include pics of important documents and contracts like house, vehicle[s]. Should there be a problem you'll have protected your assets.

[ua_guy]

This is something I've been doing for a while. It serves multiple purposes.

It's good documentation of actual things and their general placement in the house. This is helpful if the house is ever broken into; i.e. I can't recall everything I keep in the garage. Or if the house burns to the ground, it's proof of items that were actually in the building and their condition if there's ever an argument with the insurance company. Also good for the Fire Inspector to see what the place looked like, and where things were kept, before it burned.

[amastewa93]

I've never actually thought about this until now, but it is an absolutely great idea.

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

amastewa93, not only is it a good idea, but it seems that insurance companies are these days working with the assumption that you have documented your insured possessions photographically. They will work with you if you have not done so when you make a claim, but they certainly want you to have that.