Dispatches, methodology, and field observations on cataloging the home. Entered, edited, and filed by the Vorby desk.
Shared storage organization checklist sounds like the least glamorous roommate agreement in the world until the garage door opens and everyone realizes nobody knows whose camping stove is missing, which bins are safe to stack, or whether th…
You type “best home inventory apps 2026” and land on Itemlist’s own list. It is a real list. It names Sortly, Nest Egg, Manifest. It does not name Vorby. That is not a scandal. Itemlist thinks in rooms and boxes. You build a house: location…
Roommate duplicate purchases usually look harmless at first. Someone buys a toaster because the counter is empty on move-in day. Someone else orders paper towels because the cabinet looks bare. A third person brings a vacuum from home, then…
Home inventory for tax deductions starts with a simple promise: if you claim part of your home as a business expense, you can show what that space is, what is in it, what you paid for, and how it is used. For freelancers and self-employed p…
Moving turns ordinary purchases into a paper trail. The truck, boxes, tape, storage unit, hotel, tolls, fuel, meals you cannot deduct, cleaning supplies you probably cannot deduct, and the receipt you swore you put in the glove compartment …
Shared household appliances inventory sounds like a fussy phrase until the air fryer breaks, the washer starts flashing an error code, or two roommates realize they both bought countertop ice makers because nobody knew what the house alread…
A good pre move in inspection checklist does more than help new roommates spot chipped paint and mystery carpet stains. It gives everyone a shared record of what the apartment looked like before anyone rolled in a couch, hung a shelf, or cl…
You made a moving inventory. It says Kitchen. Bedroom. Garage. That is a tour of the house. It is not a list of things. The kettle is not on it. The kettle is the thing you will look for in the new place, standing in an empty kitchen, openi…
College student inventory is not busywork for people who love labels. It is the difference between saying “my laptop was stolen” and being able to show your insurer the laptop model, serial number, purchase date, replacement cost, photos, r…
The search is “best home inventory app for iPad.” What you mean is: I am sitting here with this screen, and I still cannot name what is in the hall closet. You do not need a barcode gun. You do not need a desktop database that wants SKUs. T…
Vorby is a careful record of what you own. The journal is the slow-print companion — the catalog itself is faster.