The economy is improving. Unemployment has decreased. Wages continue to increase. Job security grows. Confidence is booming across the US as our economy stabilizes and our pay increases. With all these improvements comes a higher volume of investments.

We’re more likely to invest in the economy and assets now than we were 9 years ago. If you’re following this trend, you might be looking to invest your money. Historically speaking (and just investment 101), buying a property is a safe and recommended investment.

The number of private individuals investing in real estate has ballooned over the last few decades. Once upon a time it was reasonably easy to make money through flipping a fixer-upper or getting involved in rental property. These days, however, heightened competition in the market has made property investment a far more challenging exercise. “Big win” projects have become as rare as hen’s teeth.

These days the smart property investor – whether that’s a developer or a buy-to-rent landlord – needs to access to ready capital to pounce on opportunities as they arise. Spend too long trying to raise capital in the traditional ways and you might just miss out as another investor beat you to the deal.

There are varying degrees of success when it comes to selling real estate. Some earn a marginal profit from the sale of their property while others seem to consistently sell well above the property’s reserve price. This is above and beyond the steps I wrote for a homeowner, to increase their sell price.

There are several successful real estate agents like James Tostevin, Marcus Chiminello and Alexander Phillips who have figured out a working process that allows them to be successful in real estate. Below are a few ways the top real estate guns have accelerated their property selling success and how you as the property vendor can emulate similar success when selling your own property.