ROI for hiring an inventory service

How often have you thought about hiring an inventory service, but felt you couldn’t justify the Return on Investment (ROI)? This service is something few like to think about, because many feel that “it” will never happen to them.

But ask a person who endured a tornado’s damage, experienced the loss from a burglary or suffered the emotions of digging through a fire’s debris of water-soaked, melted “stuff” that used to be their belongings. I’m guessing – actually I know – they would say every dollar they paid for their inventory documentation was money well spent.

An example of the value of having an inventory is relayed by one of our customers. He remembers watching his grandmother’s house burn. Reality is brutal! Fear, frustration, “why me”, anger, despair. You go full circle when dealing with a disaster. There were so many items that could not be identified because the fire burned them beyond recognition. How do you prove you owned something you don’t even recognize yourself?

Family members helped his grandmother remember quite a few items, but they know that thousands of dollars worth of belongings were not claimed. Those losses will never be recovered.

What is the ROI when you can replace a minimum settlement with a maximized claim? What is the ROI when you can replace time spent digging through muck with time rebuilding? What is the ROI when you can replace loss and frustration with peace of mind?