How I Closed My 1st Commercial Real Estate Sale & Made $75,000. You guys wanted more case studies about the deals I've done and that's exactly what I'm going to deliver for you. I always say, "your very first Commercial Sale will be your hardest." Most brokers have no idea how to handle commercial real estate because they've never taken a deal from start to finish in their career. That being said, it generally takes people longer to do their first deal and then once they do their first deal, the process becomes more digestible.