{"id":229,"date":"2015-07-02T07:30:27","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T07:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.keystoneinsurance.us\/?p=229"},"modified":"2015-06-28T22:34:58","modified_gmt":"2015-06-28T22:34:58","slug":"what-to-do-when-your-house-is-vacant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/?p=229","title":{"rendered":"What To Do When Your House Is Vacant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keystoneinsurance.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/July-Blog-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-231\" src=\"http:\/\/www.keystoneinsurance.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/July-Blog-1.png\" alt=\"July Blog 1\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/July-Blog-1.png 600w, https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/July-Blog-1-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Selling your home can be a stressful process, especially when it doesn&#8217;t move quickly.\u00a0\u00a0With a new job looming, you may have no choice but to leave the home vacant for a short time until it sells.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The problem?\u00a0\u00a0Vacant homes fall under different insurance rules and can leave you at risk.\u00a0\u00a0Homes are typically considered vacant when the utilities are shut off and\/or furniture has been removed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Insurance companies view a vacant home as a higher risk.\u00a0\u00a0There are more opportunities for vandalism and no one living there to protect the home from fire or storm damage.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>So what should you do when moving?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First you need to talk to your insurance agent and get the details on your policy.\u00a0\u00a0Since policies vary by state and insurance company, there is no single right answer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Explain the situation to your agent.\u00a0\u00a0Ask what coverage is included and what is excluded (specifically for vandalism). \u00a0And find out what changes can be made to protect your home.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Selling a home doesn&#8217;t always follow a quick timeline.\u00a0\u00a0If you&#8217;re facing the possibility of leaving your home vacant, contact us first \u00a0and find out how to best protect yourself and your property.<\/p>\n<p>Call Zappia Insurance &amp; Financial Group<\/p>\n<p>DuBois (814) 371-4901<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh (412) 265-6383<\/p>\n<p>Toll-Free 1-800-569-2867<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selling your home can be a stressful process, especially when it doesn&#8217;t move quickly.\u00a0\u00a0With a new job looming, you may have no choice but to leave the home vacant for a short time until it sells. &nbsp; The problem?\u00a0\u00a0Vacant homes fall under different insurance rules and can leave you at risk.\u00a0\u00a0Homes are typically considered vacant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[44],"class_list":["post-229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-selling-your-house"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keystoneinsurance.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}