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October 21, 2025 16 mins

Every deal in commercial real estate starts with a lead, but not every lead makes it to the finish line. 

In episode 243 of Commercial Real Estate Leadership, Darren Krakowiak breaks down the journey that every lead must take to become a transaction, and how you can remove the roadblocks along the way.

Darren shares a behind-the-scenes look at an accountability call from CRE Success Agent Accelerator, where members dissect the key stages of activity throughout their pipeline: from prospecting to proposing, then marketing to negotiating, and finally closing the deal.

You’ll discover:
🔹 The verbs that move every deal forward
🔹 How to identify where your pipeline is getting clogged
🔹 The conversion ratios that top commercial agents achieve
🔹 Why consistent actions lead to consistent results

If you want to improve your conversion rates, diagnose where your opportunities are stalling, and turn more leads into revenue, this episode gives you a clear framework to follow and share with your team.

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To join the waitlist for CRE Success Agent Accelerator and receive an exclusive invite to join our next cohort of members, visit cresuccess.co/waitlist right now.

Email hello@cresuccess.co and put the word "GROW" in the subject line to take the first step towards accelerating revenue growth in your commercial real estate agency with the right people on your team, serving ideal clients inside a business that just works.

Visit the CRE Success website: cresuccess.co

Read the episode anecdote, get the transcript and watch the video recording of the podcast here: cresuccess.co/blog/243

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