Ron Cedillo's (rcedillo) Blog

When you sell your home, many buyers will try to negotiate based on the property’s condition; for example, if they find out that the roof needs to be replaced during the home inspection, they could ask you to get the roof repaired before they move in, or knock the cost off of the home price.But j...

Considering buying a vacation home as a rental? It’s a different process from buying a primary home, and if you don’t know what you’re doing, it can be easy to make a few (potentially expensive!) mistakes along the way.So what, exactly, are those mistakes, and more importantly, how do you avoid t...

When you list your house for sale, it almost always starts out hunky-dory and hopeful. But as time passes, and your house isn’t fetching offers, you might start feeling like your agent won’t be able to get it sold.Once you start to lose faith in your agent, you may start thinking about hiring a d...

When you’re looking for a house, you not only want to buy one that you love, but also get it at the lowest price possible. But that hasn’t been the easiest task in the recent past, due to a lack of houses on the market and fierce competition from other buyers. Successfully edging out your competi...

When you tour a property, it’s pretty easy to know whether or not you want to live in the home. But it can be harder to get a read on the neighborhood.The good news? There’s a way to get insights into the neighborhood and whether it’s the right fit for you, as long as you’re willing to get over a...

If you’ve been searching for a house for any amount of time, you’re probably well aware of how important it is to get a mortgage pre-approval before you even start looking at houses, or at least as early on in the process as possible.But what might come as a surprise to you is that you should als...

With low inventory and high prices, it’s a challenging market for buyers, especially if they’re looking to save money.But just because the market is competitive doesn’t mean there aren’t ways to save on your home purchase! There are steps you can take to make buying a home more affordable, even i...

Ready to buy a house? Not so fast. Before you start looking for a home, there are certain things you’ll need to do to ensure the process goes as smoothly (and successfully!) as possible.So what, exactly, are those things?A recent article from realtor.com outlined key things potential buyers need ...

To successfully buy a home in today’s market, you have to do things the right way. But unfortunately, many buyers are making mistakes during the process, and those mistakes can lead to serious consequences.So what, exactly, are the mistakes you’ll want to avoid when buying a home in today’s marke...

If you’ve been hoping to buy a home, you’re probably well aware that prices (and competition) for places to live have both been steep for quite some time in many areas. And even though mortgage rates have risen in the past year, a drastic drop in either of those two things doesn’t seem to be happ...