There are many excellent 3rd party programs and relational data bases that can do the job quite well. The big issue to consider is what is the purpose and end goal of having such a data base.
In my case, a huge consideration is that my family--following my untimely passing--will have the inventory to use as the basis for an estate sale and to easily identify personal items my daughter might be interested in retaining. Thus I want the inventory easily transferable and usable by my wife and daughter.
Hence, Excel !
