Mary Prieto

2025 Hurricane Season in Florida: Key Property Insurance Tips and Resources

As the 2025 hurricane season begins, Florida homeowners and real estate investors are facing a heightened sense of urgency. The Atlantic has already produced its first named storm...

August 15, 2025

11 min read.

• Real estate investing
• South Florida
• Home buying

What Is Property and Casualty Insurance?

Property and casualty insurance, often referred to as P&C insurance, encompasses a broad spectrum of coverage designed to protect individuals, businesses, and their assets from...

October 1, 2024

7 min read.

• Real estate investing
• Home buying

When Should You Refinance Your Mortgage?

You don’t have to stick with the same terms forever when you sign on the dotted line for your mortgage. You can refinance your mortgage at a variety of points, and this can be...

January 4, 2023

10 min read.

• Home buying

What Is the Highest Credit Score? Is It Attainable?

If you’re preparing to apply for a mortgage loan, you’re likely concerned about your credit score — and rightly so. Credit scores are incredibly crucial factors in the mortgage...

March 28, 2022

10 min read.

• Real estate investing
• Home buying
• Commercial

Single Purpose Entities (SPE) In Commercial Real Estate

If you’re looking to invest in real estate, you need to make sure that you’re protecting yourself and your assets. One of the best ways to do this is through a single purpose...

March 28, 2022

9 min read.

• Commercial loans
• Real estate investing
• Mortgage industry

Disadvantages of Seller Paying Closing Costs

Most home buyers know that they need a down payment to buy a house, but many aren’t aware that they also need to pay closing costs. These additional costs can make it difficult...

January 24, 2022

10 min read.

• Home buying
• Mortgage industry

What is fee simple in real estate?

Reading the fine print of your real estate documents can seem like a foreign language. There are so many different technical and legal terms involved that you can quickly feel...

June 23, 2021

8 min read.

• Real estate investing
• Home buying

Cash to Close: Breaking It Down

Buying a house is a substantial financial investment that is anything but straightforward. It can be difficult to determine what you’re paying at the end of the day. This is where...

June 8, 2021

8 min read.

• Home buying

How Long Does It Take For an Appraisal to Come Back?

Just because your offer on a home has been accepted doesn’t mean that you’re in the clear. In fact, there are still several components left in the process -- one of them being the...

June 1, 2021

8 min read.

• Home buying

Joint tenancy: Definition, pros, and cons

Many people assume that buying a house is impossible for them to accomplish on their own. But what if you didn’t have to do it on your own? There are types of property ownership...

April 21, 2021

8 min read.

• Home buying