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INVENTORY YOUR
PROPERTY
PERSONAL PROPERTY
CHECKLIST:
Cash on hand (include
sources)
- In your home
- In your wallet
- Under your mattress
Deposits of money
(include sources)
- Bank account
- Brokerage account
(with stockbroker)
- Certificates of
deposit (CDs)
- Credit union deposit
- Escrow account
- Money market account
- Money in a safe
deposit box
- Savings and loan
deposit
Security Deposits
- Electric
- Gas
- Heating oil
- Security deposit on
a rental unit
- Prepaid rent
- Rented furniture or
equipment
- Telephone
- Water
Household goods,
supplies, and furnishings
- Antiques
- Appliances
- Carpentry tools
- China and crystal
- Clocks
- Dishes
- Food (total value)
- Furniture (list
every item, go from room to room so you don’t forget anything)
- Gardening tools
- Home computer (for
personal use)
- Iron and ironing
board
- Lamps
- Lawn mower or
tractor
- Microwave oven
- Patio or outdoor
furniture
- Radios
- Rugs
- Sewing machine
- Silverware and
utensils
- Small appliances
- Snow blower
- Stereo system
- Telephone and
answering machines
- Televisions
- Vacuum cleaner
- Video equipment (vcr,
camcorder, dvd, etc)
Books, pictures, and
other art objects, stamp, coin, and other collections
- Art prints
- Bibles
- Books
- Coins
- Collectibles
- Family portraits
- Figurines
- Original Artworks
- Photographs
- Records, CD’s,
audiotapes
- Stamps
- Videotapes
Apparel
Jewelry
- Engagement and
wedding rings
- Gems
- Precious metals
- Watches
Firearms, sports
equipment, and other hobby equipment
- Board Games
- Bicycles
- Camera Equipment
- Electronic musical
equipment
- Exercise equipment
- Fishing Gear
- Guns (rifles,
pistols, shotguns, muskets)
- Model or
remote-controlled cars or planes
- Musical instruments
- Scuba diving
equipment
- Ski equipment
- Other sports
equipment
- Other weapons
(swords and knives)
Interests in insurance
policies
- Credit insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Homeowner or
renters’ insurance
- Term life insurance
- Whole life insurance
Annuities
Pension or profit sharing
plans
- IRA
- Keogh
- Pension or
retirement plan
- 401K plan
Stock and interests in
incorporated and unincorporated companies
Interests in Partnerships
- Limited partnership
interest
- General partnership
interest
Government and corporate
bonds and other investment instruments
- Corporate bonds
- Municipal bonds
- Promissory notes
- U.S. Savings bonds
Accounts receivable
- Accounts receivable
from business
- Commissions already
earned
Family support
- Alimony (spousal
support, maintenance) due under court order
- Child support
payments dues under court order
- Payments due under
divorce property settlement
Other debts for which the
amount owed you is known and definite
- Disability benefits
due
- Disability insurance
due
- Judgments obtained
against third parties you haven’t yet collected
- Sick pay earned
- Social security
benefits due
- Tax refund due under
returns already filed
- Vacation pay earned
- Wages due
- Workers compensation
due
Any special powers that
you or another person can exercise for your benefit, other than those
listed under “real estate”
- A right to receive,
at some time, cash, stock, or other personal property placed in an
irrevocable trust
- Current payments of
interest or principal from a trust
- General power of
appointment over personal property
An interest as the
beneficiary of a living trust, if the trustor has died
- Expected proceeds
from a life insurance policy where the insured has died
- Inheritance from an
existing estate in probate (the owner has died and the court is
overseeing the distribution of property) even if the final amount is
not yet known.
- Inheritance under a
will that is contingent on one or more events occurring, but only if
the owner has died
All other contingent
claims and claims where the amount owed you is not known, including tax
refunds, counterclaims, and rights to setoff claims (claims you have
against a person, government, or corporation, but you haven’t yet sued
on)
- Claims against a
corporation, government entity, or individual
- Potential tax refund
on a return that is not yet filed
Patents, copyrights, and
other intellectual property
- Copyrights
- Patents
- Trade secrets
- Trademarks
- Trade names
Licenses, franchises, and
other general intangibles
- Building permits
- Cooperative
association holdings
- Exclusive licenses
- Liquor licenses
- Nonexclusive
licenses
- Patent licenses
- Professional
licenses
Automobiles and other
vehicles
- Car
- Mini-bike or motor
scooter
- Mobile or motor home
on wheels
- Motorcycle
- Recreational vehicle
(RV)
- Trailer
- Truck
- Van
Boats, motors, and
accessories
- Boat (canoe, kayak,
rowboat, shell, sailboat, pontoon, yacht)
- Boat radar, radio,
or telephone)
- Outboard motor
Aircraft and accessories
- Aircraft
- Aircraft radar,
radio, and other accessories
Office equipment,
furnishings, and supplies
- Artwork in your
office
- Computers, software,
modems, printers
- Copier
- Fax machine
- Furniture
- Rugs
- Supplies
- Telephone
- Typewriters
Machinery, fixtures,
equipment, and supplies used in business
- Military uniforms
and accoutrements
- Tools of your trade
Business Inventory
Livestock, poultry, and
other animals
- Birds
- Cats
- Dogs
- Fish and aquarium
equipment
- Horses
- Other pets
- Livestock and
poultry
Crops
Farming Implements and
equipment
Farm Supplies, chemicals
and feed
Other personal property
of any kind not already listed
- Church pew
- Health aids
(wheelchair, crutches etc)
- Hot tub or portable
spa
- Season tickets
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