Mesa Entrepreneurs Develop System to Protect Home Valuables

Mesa Entrepreneurs Develop System to Protect Home Valuables

Imagine your home was burglarized, you lost all your valuable possessions, including Grandma Irene’s diamond ring you inherited. Or worse yet, there was a natural disaster, or a fire, and your entire home was destroyed.

How would you recoup from this devastating loss?

If you were a victim of a natural disaster or burglary, would you be able to provide your insurance company with an accurate record of your family’s belongings?

While certain things will never be replaced, at least if you have a thorough record of everything, you will have a much better chance with the insurance company to get the funds to purchase new items. Having an accurate home inventory can mean the difference of thousands of dollars in your insurance settlement.

Taking StockTM, LLC , a Mesa based company, has developed two ways to help you know what you have before you lose it. After a disaster is not the time to take an inventory.

Taking Stock’s residential inventory service provides digital video and still photos of the interior and exterior of the home as well as a complete listing of all your valuables. Owners Judy and Warren Moore utilize a unique system to document your computer, electronic equipment, major appliances, art, jewelry and other valuables. They record the model and serial numbers and will archive the information for free for a year. The customer receives a cd and a dvd containing the inventory information and pictures. Pricing averages $495 depending upon the size of the home. A price quote can be given over the phone in advance of service.

“While we are not an appraisal service, we feel we provide a valuable service,” said Judy Moore. “Can you imagine how time consuming it would be to recreate an inventory after the fact, and it would probably be very inaccurate as well.”

They will also provide the same service for small businesses.

The second way that Taking StockTM serves its customers locally and nationally is through its Taking Stock ™ Home Inventory DVD. The DVD is an informative resource teaching the homeowner how to do the inventory themselves with their own video or other camera. The DVD is available for $14.95 at www.takestocktoday.com.

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