Selling a home is usually a waiting game. You prepare the property, put it on the market, wait for buyers to show interest, and hope an offer comes in that makes the whole process worth it. In San Diego, this waiting game stretches 43 days just to find a buyer. Closing can take another 30 to 60 days.
Cedric Moore didn’t want to wait for that long. He wanted to sell his San Diego home ASAP.
He listed his Calle Pavana home through Houzeo cash offers on April 13, 2026. Seven days later, he had an accepted offer. Fourteen days after that, he closed the sale.
If you’re keeping score, that’s a full home sale in about the time it takes some buyers to schedule a second showing.
But the speed is only half the story.
Cedric accepted $619,000 for a home he expected to sell for between $750,000 and $1 million. That’s not a small gap. So the real question isn’t how fast Cedric sold his house. The question is: What made that trade-off worth it to him?
Cedric’s Journey to Closing
Cedric’s sale moved quickly from listing to closing. He listed his home through Houzeo cash offer on April 13, 2026 and closed on may 4. Here’s how the sale unfolded, from the first listing decision to the final closing.
| Stages | Dates |
|---|---|
| On Market | April 13th, 2026 |
| Under Contract | April 20th, 2026 |
| Closed Paid | May 4th, 2026 |
| Time to Contract | 7 days |
| Journey Path | On Market/Making Offers → Under Contract → Closed Paid |
Three weeks, start to finish. In a market where the average seller is still waiting on a callback, Cedric had already handed over the keys.
How Did He Get Under Contract That Fast?
Cedric’s home did not sit in one buyer pool waiting for the right person to find it. Houzeo put it in front of two audiences at once: a vetted cash buyer network and buyers searching the open market. That gave the property more than once chance to attract an offer.
The strategy worked. Cedric listed the home on April 13, 2026. By April 20, he had an accepted offer and was under contract. But this was only half the timeline.
The dual exposure is what got him to contract fast. Getting to closing fast was a different job entirely. Once Cedric accept an offer, there was no financial contingency to clear, no lender underwriting, and no appraisal tied to a loan. Nothing left to slow the process down except paperwork.
That helped keep the second half of the transaction moving. Cedric went from listing to contract in 7 days, then from contract to closing in roughly 2 more weeks.
The Trade-Off Cedric Was Willing to Make
Cedric knew what he wanted: a fast sale. But speed asks a hard question back. How much are you willing to leave on the table to get there?
His home was a 1957 single-family house in San Diego with 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1.136 finished square , and a 7,100-square-foot lot. It was small, older, and needed minor repairs. Not exactly a fixer-upper, but not a listing photo you’d frame either.
Going in, Cedric expected to sell for somewhere between $750,000 and $1 million. Houzeo’s Home Worth Calculator estimated the home’s fair market value at $807,514.
The offer he accepted was $619,000.
That was a significant gap from both his initial expectation and the estimated value. But he was not simply chasing the highest number. He was weighing it against how fast he actually wanted to move. Somewhere along the way, the question stopped being “What could my home sell for?” and became “What’s the right price for the outcome I actually want?”
What the Sale Actually Cost Him
The $619,000 offer was only the starting number. To understand what the sale really meant, you have to look at what came out of it.
One of the biggest expense was the buyer’s agent commission. For Cedric, it was 1.5% or $9,285. This number matter because the commission was calculated against the price Cedric actually accepted. Not the estimated value.
A typical buyer-agent commission in a traditional sale is 2.5% to 3%. On this home, that would have cost Cedric $15,475 to $18,570, on the buyer’s side alone.
So, while Cedric accepted less than his initial expectations and Houzeo’s estimated value, the lower commission helped narrow part of that gap.
What Cedric Actually Traded
In the end, Cedric got the speed he wanted. The numbers show exactly what that decision cost, and what it bought.
He accepted $619,000, roughly $188,000 below Houzeo’s estimated value of $807,514. His home needed minor repairs, and he chose a selling time line built around getting to the finish line quickly rather than holding out for his maximum expected price.
The choice paid off in time. Cedric went under contract in 7 days with Houzeo Cash Offers and closed in about 3 weeks, compared with a typical San Diego closing window of 30 to 60 days.
The commission he paid also mattered. He paid 1.5% to the buyer’s agent, or $9,285, compared with 2.5% to 3% typically used for comparison.
So what did Cedric trade?
He traded some potential sale price for speed, a simpler transaction, and a defined path to closing. His experience shows that the best selling decision is not always about reaching the highest number. Sometimes, it is about deciding what that number is worth to you.
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This case study is based on verified transaction data from Cedric Moore’s Houzeo Cash Offers sale, including listing, contract, and closing dates, sale price, and commission details. Market comparison figures, including median days on market and median home price, are sourced from Houzeo’s San Diego housing market page, reflecting San Diego, CA data as of July 2026. The fair market value was generated by Houzeo’s Home Worth calculator.
