Hello all, I am wondering if there is a need to emphasize to our clients that the inventory process is extremely important and will take time as well as input from them, after all this is their belongings and hard work we are documenting. Just as important as sitting down with mortgage lenders and car purchases , this is not some kind of air conditioning or plumbing trip. I sent my clients info or talk to them about the process and expectations and all of them by far have been with me the entire inventory. I do this because E&Ois so expensive and I really cannot afford too much if any errors and time to have to come back. Just my two cents.
Hi, I am planning to try the voice recorder also.That sounds like a good idea to record everything then get the specifics(price,date,etc.) at a later time but I could imagine it may be hard to get the homeowner back on the phone to fill in the blanks.If you have to wait days to try and get them to finish then the inventory is on hold until you get the rest of the info.I may try that this week with a friend.He wants me to inventory his home but he says he is going to be on the phone a lot so this would be a good inventory to experiment with it. I'll let you know how it goes.
Need Input! I would like to try a new technique I learned my my lawyer friend - use a digital recorder. You can walk through the room, verbally identifying each object, colour, size and serial number and any other notes you make want to record with your inventory item. Leave the home to enter all the information into the database with the pictures, print draft report and ask the client to spend 15-30 minutes, jotting down their $ value and place of purchase. Once I have this information, I can then finalize the report for presentation. This way I don't keep bothering the client throughout a four hour period. I really like this idea and it's quick. Anyone else tried this idea? Any thoughts or concerns?
Kristina Nielsen TakeStock Home Inventory Services
