{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/#CollectionPage","headline":"Home Category","description":"<p>Find articles on home insurance advice, including types of coverages, how home insurance works, and what you need to know about filing a claim.<\/p>\n","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/","hasPart":[{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/smoke-damage\/","headline":"Is Smoke Damage Covered By Insurance?","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/smoke-damage\/","datePublished":"2022-09-21","dateModified":"2023-04-19","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/smoke-damage\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/#Person","name":"Mark Romero","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/","description":"Mark Romero is the home insurance expert for AgileRates. Since 2016, he's worked diligently to educate others about the importance of homeowners insurance by keeping homeowners informed on all this home insurance.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Agile Rates","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","url":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Is-Smoke-Damage-Covered-By-Insurance-scaled.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Is-Smoke-Damage-Covered-By-Insurance-scaled.jpg","height":1280,"width":2560},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/does-homeowners-insurance-cover-slab-leaks\/","headline":"Does Homeowners Insurance Cover Slab Leaks?","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/does-homeowners-insurance-cover-slab-leaks\/","datePublished":"2022-09-20","dateModified":"2023-08-07","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/does-homeowners-insurance-cover-slab-leaks\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/#Person","name":"Mark Romero","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/","description":"Mark Romero is the home insurance expert for AgileRates. Since 2016, he's worked diligently to educate others about the importance of homeowners insurance by keeping homeowners informed on all this home insurance.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Agile Rates","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","url":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Does-Homeowners-Insurance-Cover-Slab-Leaks-scaled.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Does-Homeowners-Insurance-Cover-Slab-Leaks-scaled.jpg","height":1390,"width":2560},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/how-do-you-know-if-your-sewer-is-backed-up\/","headline":"How Do You Know If Your Sewer Line Is Backed Up","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/how-do-you-know-if-your-sewer-is-backed-up\/","datePublished":"2022-09-20","dateModified":"2023-04-19","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/how-do-you-know-if-your-sewer-is-backed-up\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/#Person","name":"Mark Romero","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/","description":"Mark Romero is the home insurance expert for AgileRates. Since 2016, he's worked diligently to educate others about the importance of homeowners insurance by keeping homeowners informed on all this home insurance.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Agile Rates","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","url":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/How-Do-You-Know-If-Your-Sewer-Is-Backed-Up.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/How-Do-You-Know-If-Your-Sewer-Is-Backed-Up.jpg","height":1067,"width":1600},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/does-homeowners-insurance-cover-septic-tanks\/","headline":"Does Homeowners Insurance Cover Septic Tanks?","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/does-homeowners-insurance-cover-septic-tanks\/","datePublished":"2022-09-20","dateModified":"2023-08-25","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/does-homeowners-insurance-cover-septic-tanks\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/#Person","name":"Mark Romero","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/","description":"Mark Romero is the home insurance expert for AgileRates. Since 2016, he's worked diligently to educate others about the importance of homeowners insurance by keeping homeowners informed on all this home insurance.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Agile Rates","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","url":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Does-Homeowners-Insurance-Cover-Septic-Tanks-1-e1692960825461.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Does-Homeowners-Insurance-Cover-Septic-Tanks-1-e1692960825461.jpg","height":628,"width":1200},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/does-home-insurance-cover-rainstorm-flooding\/","headline":"Does Home Insurance Cover Rainstorm Flooding?","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/does-home-insurance-cover-rainstorm-flooding\/","datePublished":"2022-09-20","dateModified":"2023-07-06","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/does-home-insurance-cover-rainstorm-flooding\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/#Person","name":"Mark Romero","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/","description":"Mark Romero is the home insurance expert for AgileRates. Since 2016, he's worked diligently to educate others about the importance of homeowners insurance by keeping homeowners informed on all this home insurance.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Agile Rates","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","url":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Does-Home-Insurance-Cover-Rainstorm-Flooding.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Does-Home-Insurance-Cover-Rainstorm-Flooding.jpg","height":1012,"width":1600},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/does-homeowners-insurance-cover-pool-leaks\/","headline":"Does Home Insurance Cover Pool Leaks?","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/does-homeowners-insurance-cover-pool-leaks\/","datePublished":"2022-09-20","dateModified":"2023-07-18","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/does-homeowners-insurance-cover-pool-leaks\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/#Person","name":"Mark Romero","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/","description":"Mark Romero is the home insurance expert for AgileRates. Since 2016, he's worked diligently to educate others about the importance of homeowners insurance by keeping homeowners informed on all this home insurance.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Agile Rates","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","url":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pool-leaks.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/pool-leaks.jpg","height":1256,"width":2400},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/how-much-does-a-pool-raise-your-home-insurance\/","headline":"How Much Does Pool Insurance Cost Per Month?","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/how-much-does-a-pool-raise-your-home-insurance\/","datePublished":"2022-09-20","dateModified":"2023-08-07","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/how-much-does-a-pool-raise-your-home-insurance\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/#Person","name":"Mark Romero","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/","description":"Mark Romero is the home insurance expert for AgileRates. Since 2016, he's worked diligently to educate others about the importance of homeowners insurance by keeping homeowners informed on all this home insurance.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Agile Rates","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","url":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-much-does-swimming-pool-insurance-cost.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/how-much-does-swimming-pool-insurance-cost.jpg","height":1256,"width":2400},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/what-is-a-piti-payment\/","headline":"What is a PITI Payment vs. Standard Mortgage","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/what-is-a-piti-payment\/","datePublished":"2022-09-20","dateModified":"2023-08-07","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/what-is-a-piti-payment\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/#Person","name":"Mark Romero","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/","description":"Mark Romero is the home insurance expert for AgileRates. Since 2016, he's worked diligently to educate others about the importance of homeowners insurance by keeping homeowners informed on all this home insurance.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Agile Rates","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","url":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/What-is-a-PITI-Payment-vs.-Standard-Mortgage-scaled.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/What-is-a-PITI-Payment-vs.-Standard-Mortgage-scaled.jpg","height":1340,"width":2560},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/file-a-homeowners-claim-after-a-pipe-burst\/","headline":"How to File a Homeowners Claim After a Pipe Burst","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/file-a-homeowners-claim-after-a-pipe-burst\/","datePublished":"2022-09-20","dateModified":"2023-08-07","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/file-a-homeowners-claim-after-a-pipe-burst\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/#Person","name":"Mark Romero","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/","description":"Mark Romero is the home insurance expert for AgileRates. Since 2016, he's worked diligently to educate others about the importance of homeowners insurance by keeping homeowners informed on all this home insurance.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Agile Rates","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","url":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/How-to-File-a-Homeowners-Claim-After-a-Pipe-Burst.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/How-to-File-a-Homeowners-Claim-After-a-Pipe-Burst.jpg","height":1065,"width":1600},"keywords":null},{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/how-to-pick-a-home-insurance-agent\/","headline":"How to Pick a Home Insurance Agent","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/how-to-pick-a-home-insurance-agent\/","datePublished":"2022-09-20","dateModified":"2023-08-10","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/advice\/home\/how-to-pick-a-home-insurance-agent\/","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/#Person","name":"Mark Romero","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/author\/mark-romero\/","description":"Mark Romero is the home insurance expert for AgileRates. Since 2016, he's worked diligently to educate others about the importance of homeowners insurance by keeping homeowners informed on all this home insurance.","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Mark-Romero-150x150.png","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Agile Rates","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","url":"https:\/\/dev.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/unnamed.png","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/How-to-Pick-a-Home-Insurance-Agent.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.agilerates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/How-to-Pick-a-Home-Insurance-Agent.jpg","height":1256,"width":2400},"keywords":null}]}