The Savannah up and coming restaurant market is backed by seven converging demand drivers — from 12.9 million annual visitors to a $4.5 billion port expansion to a wave of new hotels — that are drawing national operators south and creating favorable exit conditions for Savannah restaurant owners who understand the timing.

Should Atlanta restaurant owners lease or buy their space? Jimmy Carey, Atlanta's Premier Restaurant Broker with 37 years of restaurant operator experience, covers the real cost of leasing, CAM fees, percentage rent traps, SBA 504 financing, and exactly how your real estate decision affects your restaurant's sale price in Atlanta, Savannah, and all of Georgia. A practical decision guide for restaurant operators at every stage of the business cycle, from first concept to exit