I've found providers ads on TER listed through an agency, and with the screening process I am asked to provide my home address.  No way any hobbyist provides his home address, right?

Considering a lot of guys have providers come to their homes for outcall, you can't say "no way any hobbyist provides his home address." Also some guys gladly provide it for screening, and some reluctantly provide it. Some supply their real names and lots of times that is more than enough info for someone to find your home address.  

Is it smart to do that? Is it a good idea? Only you can decide how much info you are willing to give out for screening. Personally I would not give my home address to an agency. I know many many other hobbyists would never give their address or any personal info for that matter. I was merely pointing out that you were wrong to say no hobbyist would give it out.  

Decide for yourself what you are comfortable releasing and if that's not one of the things you will give up, then simply move on, skip that agency, and look for others who do not require that type of screening.

Just because an agency or hooker asks for a bunch of overly invasive information doesn't mean you have to give it to them.

 
Unless I was planning on scheduling an outcall to my home (which I do on occasion, but I don't recommend for most guys to do) I doubt I would provide my home address as part of screening.  There is some information I really don't mind people knowing,  but I find it obtrusive if they ask me for it.  Once I feel like they value their time, safety, privacy over my own, I usually tell them to take a hike.

Should have specified: incall service, not outcall.  Yes, no shit, if you want a hooker to come to your home you have to give her your home address, lol... I'm just messing with you though, that was my bad, poorly written.  I'm saying, even though the service is incall, screening procedure is still asking for my home address, just wanted others thoughts on the matter, thanks man...