The IBBA Q1 2026 Market Pulse is out. 300 brokers. 203 closed transactions. As Georgia's IBBA-credentialed restaurant broker, Jimmy Carey decodes every number that matters for Atlanta and Savannah sellers: SDE multiples, buyer proximity, the 68% exit planning gap, what exit planning actually involves, time to close, AI and valuations, and what the Boomer liquidity wave means for Georgia restaurant owners right now. Real broker intelligence translated locally. Serving Atlanta,

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.