Jimmyz Commercial Real Estate

Jimmyz Commercial Real Estate Chef Jimmy Carey
Helping business owners & Chef's expand & sell their businesses. Carey lovingly created a diverse menu of healthy choices.

With 37 years of experience in the restaurant industry, including all phases of operations, Jimmy is adept at preparing imaginative dishes with Mediterranean, Italian, French, Spanish and Nuevo Latino influences. He has also built up expertise opening multiple restaurant concepts specifically for the Miami and Atlanta market. Fulfilling a lifelong dream of having his own establishment, Carey opene

d the first Jimmyโ€™z Kitchen in 2007 in Miamiโ€™s South Beach, subsequently opening four additional locations in the Miami and Atlanta markets. Carey is a pioneer in Miami of the chef-inspired fast casual concept, and renowned for his healthy and delicious fare. Since 2013 he has also participated consecutively in the Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival, an annual five-day event located in Miami Beach. Known for savory entrees, such as the traditional Puerto Rican mofongo, diners can find something for every palate. The varied menu was complimented by a distinctive wine and craft beer selection. Jimmy'z Kitchen has since been recognized by Zagat, chosen by Yelp as one of the best reviewed restaurants in Miami, and named as one of the 38 โ€œMust-Visit Restaurantsโ€ by Eater Miami. Jimmy is currently a Professional Commercial Real Estate Agent with Coldwell Banker Commercial specializing in Restaurant and Tenant representation in the Atlanta market.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—•๐—•๐—” ๐—๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ค๐Ÿญ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ. ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ผ...
05/21/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—•๐—•๐—” ๐—๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ค๐Ÿญ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ. ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ณ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฎ.
300 brokers. 203 closed transactions. I read every word and translated it for Atlanta and Savannah restaurant sellers.

Here is what the data is telling us right now:
โ†’ 68% of restaurant sellers had zero exit planning before going to market. That number is costing owners real money at the closing table.
โ†’ Sellers in the $500K to $1M range achieved 100% of benchmark price in Q1 2026. The strongest performance in three years.
โ†’ SDE multiples ticked up in the ranges that matter most for independent restaurant sales.
โ†’ 62% of your buyers are within 20 miles of your front door right now.
โ†’ The market is active, well-capitalized, and selective. Prepared sellers are winning. Unprepared sellers are not.

I posted the full report in the comments.

If you own a restaurant in Atlanta or Savannah and are thinking about what comes next - it was written for you.

๐—๐—ถ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜†
๐—”๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ'๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€
๐Ÿ“ž ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฑ-๐Ÿณ๐Ÿด๐Ÿด-๐Ÿด๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿณ | ๐Ÿฒ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿด-๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ-๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿด๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ
โœ‰๏ธ ๐—ท๐—ถ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜†@๐—ท๐—ถ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ
๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—”๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ, ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ต & ๐—”๐—น๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ฎ

๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ - ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ž!Lawrenceville, GA | $1,590,000 includes CRE Property and FF&EHar...
05/14/2026

๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ - ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ž!
Lawrenceville, GA | $1,590,000 includes CRE Property and FF&E

Hard Corner. 42,655 vehicles per day. No build-out. Open from day one.

โ–บ Brand new Commercial Kitchen - 24-ft hood, walk-in cooler & freezer, grease trap, fully equipped kitchen
โ–บ All MEP systems upgraded and up to Code - Certificate of Occupancy in hand
โ–บ 2,025 SF above grade + approximately 2,025 SF basement storage
โ–บ 30-space dedicated parking lot with two entrances
โ–บ BG zoning - bring your concept or keep the existing one
โ–บ Sale includes real estate, operating business, and all assets
โ–บ 1.3 miles from Northside Hospital Gwinnett - 3,800 employees and expanding
โ–บ Own the real estate - build equity, not a rent check

This is a rare opportunity to own the building on one of Gwinnett Countyโ€™s highest-traffic corridors.

Full details in the comments ๐Ÿ‘‡

Jimmy Carey | Atlanta's Premier Restaurant Broker
Coldwell Banker Commercial Metro Brokers
๐Ÿ“ฑ 305-788-8207 Mobile | 678-320-4800 Office
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ต'๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—จ๐—ฝ - ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒSavannah is not an emerging mar...
05/08/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ต'๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—จ๐—ฝ - ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—”๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ

Savannah is not an emerging market anymore. It has emerged.

Seven structural demand drivers are running simultaneously right now:

โ–ธ 12.9 million visitors in 2024. Growing year over year.
โ–ธ Port of Savannah - second busiest year on record. $4.5B expansion underway.
โ–ธ Hyundai Meta Plant - 8,500 jobs at full capacity. Gulfstream expanding.
โ–ธ Fort Stewart and Hunter AAF - $6B annual regional economic impact.
โ–ธ SCAD - 17,000+ students. $1B economic impact on the city.
โ–ธ Six new hotels opened in 12 months. 444-room Signia by Hilton breaking ground.
โ–ธ Population growing at 65 new residents per day.

Prime restaurant spaces in the Historic District and River Street are asking ~$60 to ~$70 per square foot. Charleston went through this same trajectory - and the operators who waited too long to enter or exit paid for it.

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ต: Outside buyers are actively looking at this market. Your valuation is stronger in an ascending market than it will be after it peaks. The window is open now.

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—”๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ: The Savannah market is still early enough to enter at a position of strength. That changes as lease rates rise and national groups absorb the best available spaces.

I wrote the full breakdown. Link in the comments. ๐Ÿ‘‡

Jimmy Carey
Atlanta's Premier Restaurant Broker
Jimmy Carey Commercial Real Estate
Coldwell Banker Commercial Metro Brokers
๐Ÿ“ž 305-788-8207 | 678-320-4800
โœ‰๏ธ [email protected]
Serving Atlanta, Savannah & All of Georgia

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ โ€” ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑYou open. You close. You cover shifts, every vendor call, every...
04/29/2026

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—œ๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ โ€” ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ
You open. You close. You cover shifts, every vendor call, every problem.
The restaurant runs, but only because you never stop running it.

Let's talk about what nobody wants to say out loud:
๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚
โ–ธ Your vendors call YOUR cell, not a manager
โ–ธ You overstaff every single shift and eat the labor cost, because you already know someone is calling out
โ–ธ You haven't taken a ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ vacation in ๐—ฌ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฆ
โ–ธ You're working MORE hours to make the SAME money, or less
โ–ธ Your family hasn't seen the real you in longer than you want to admit
โ–ธ You built something successful, and it owns you completely

And the four questions that hit hardest at the closing table:
A buyer walks in, asks four questions, and your price is already moving.

โžœ Who opens and closes, every single day?
โžœ Who makes the call when the walk-in goes down at 10pm?
โžœ Who catches the invoice price spike before it bleeds into next month?
โžœ Who holds the team accountable when you're not in the building?

When the answer to all four is "ME"; your price just dropped $250,000 before a single document is reviewed.

That is the real cost of being indispensable, and it shows up in every offer before you ever see it.

I wrote the full breakdown. Link in the comments. ๐Ÿ‘‡

Jimmy Carey Atlanta's Premier Restaurant Broker Jimmy Carey Commercial Real Estate Coldwell Banker Commercial Metro Brokers ๐Ÿ“ž 305-788-8207 | 678-320-4800 โœ‰๏ธ [email protected] Serving Atlanta, Savannah & All of Georgia

๐—”๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ'๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ: ๐—” ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ข๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€42% of restaurant operators were not profitabl...
04/22/2026

๐—”๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ'๐˜€ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ: ๐—” ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ข๐˜„๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€
42% of restaurant operators were not profitable in 2025. Per the NRA.

That's not a fringe number. That's nearly half the industry.

And yet, buyer demand for Atlanta restaurants has never been stronger.

Here's what the data actually shows:
โžœ Atlanta named a top-5 restaurant sales market nationally
โžœ Georgia leads the nation in closed restaurant transactions
โžœ SBA restaurant funding hit a record $2.2 billion in FY2025
โžœ Deals are closing in as few as 13 days
โžœ The sellers winning right now have one thing in common โ€” they came prepared

The market is not waiting.

๐Ÿ‘‡ Full breakdown in the comments.

Jimmy Carey Atlanta's Premier Restaurant Broker
Coldwell Banker Commercial Metro Brokers
๐Ÿ“ž 305-788-8207 (Direct) I 678-320-4800 (Office)
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]
Serving Atlanta, Savannah & All of Georgia

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฃ๐—” ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†. ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ. ๐—•๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น โ€” ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ...
04/16/2026

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฃ๐—” ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜… ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†.
๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜…๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.
๐—•๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น โ€” ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜.
A restaurant owner slid his tax return across the table.
"That's what the business makes." $48,000.

His restaurant was worth $490,000.

Same business. Same financials. One professional read it for the IRS. The other read it for the buyer.

That difference is called a recast. And it was worth $391,000 in additional sale price.

Do you actually know what your restaurant is worth? Not what your tax return says. What a qualified buyer will actually pay.

If you don't know that number โ€” you're not ready to sell.

Full breakdown in the comments ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ“ž 305-788-8207 | 678-320-4800 ๐Ÿ“ง [email protected] ๐Ÿข Jimmy Carey Commercial Real Estate Coldwell Banker Commercial Metro Brokers Atlanta's Premier Restaurant Broker

๐—›๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€...This one got me.At our annual Coldwell Banker Commercial Metro B...
04/07/2026

๐—›๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€...

This one got me.
At our annual Coldwell Banker Commercial Metro Brokers awards, I was named the 2025 Top Business Brokerage Agent โ€” companywide. I didn't see it coming.

I came into this business from the restaurant industry โ€” as an owner, as an operator, as someone who lived every hard lesson this industry teaches. Specializing exclusively in restaurant brokerage wasn't a strategy. It was the only thing that made sense given where I came from.

This award tells me that path was right.
To my wife and business partner Camille โ€” you are in every deal and every client relationship we have. This is yours as much as mine.

To the leadership of Coldwell Banker Commercial Metro Brokers โ€” thank you for seeing the work.

And to every restaurant owner in Atlanta, Savannah, and Georgia who trusted me with something they spent years building โ€” this belongs to you.

I don't take any of it for granted.
It feels like fuel.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜ƒ๐˜€. ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ง๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€. ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.Every restaurant owner...
04/01/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜ƒ๐˜€. ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜
๐—ง๐˜„๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€. ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.
Every restaurant owner selling their business faces the same fork โ€” the road built on assumptions, and the road built on reality.

Most take the wrong one. Not because they aren't capable. Because nobody showed them the sign before they started driving.

Every seller has a moment โ€” usually somewhere between the LOI and the closing table โ€” where they realize the process looked nothing like what they imagined.

Some reach that moment early enough to course correct. Some reach it too late.
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ธ. ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.

โŒ ๐— ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต: "I know what my restaurant is worth."
โœ… ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†: The number in your head and the number the market will pay are almost never the same.

โŒ ๐— ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต: "This will only take a few months."
โœ… ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†: The average restaurant sale in Atlanta takes 6 to 12 months โ€” before preparation even begins.

โŒ ๐— ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต: "My landlord will sign off โ€” we have a great relationship."
โœ… ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†: Your relationship doesn't change what the lease document says.

โŒ ๐— ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต: "The highest offer is the best offer."
โœ… ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†: I've watched sellers choose the highest offer and end up with the lowest net.

There are 6 more myths in this post โ€” and every single one of them has cost Atlanta restaurant owners real money, real time, and clean exits they deserved.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€?
Knowing the reality before you start doesn't make the process harder. It makes your exit cleaner, your proceeds stronger, and your closing day exactly what you expected it to be.

The full breakdown is in the comments. ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐—๐—ถ๐—บ๐—บ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜† | ๐—”๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ'๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ | ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ ๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐Ÿ“ 5775 Glenridge Dr Building D, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30328 ๐Ÿ“ž 678-320-4800 | ๐Ÿ“ž 305-788-8207 | ๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜? ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—”๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ- ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.Every restaurant...
03/25/2026

๐—”๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜? ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ก๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—”๐—น๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ- ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

Every restaurant owner I have ever sat across from had the same fears before starting the sale process:

๐Ÿ”ด My staff will find out and walk.
๐Ÿ”ด My customers will disappear.
๐Ÿ”ด My competitors will pounce.
๐Ÿ”ด My financials will end up in the wrong hands.
๐Ÿ”ด Once I start, Iโ€™m locked in.

Most brokers will tell you what to do.
I have actually done it โ€” built the concepts, managed the teams, negotiated the leases, and eventually sold.

That difference is not a credential. It is a different conversation entirely.

And here is what that experience tells me:
Those fears ARE real. They just belong to a different story โ€” the one where an owner tries to sell alone, without a system, without protection, without the right process in place.

A confidential restaurant sale done correctly means:
โœ… No public disclosure of your name or address
โœ… Buyers sign an NDA before they see a single number
โœ… Showings happen before your staff arrives or after you close
โœ… Your financials are gated behind proof of fund
โœ… You stay in control of the timeline โ€” always

The conversation that tells you what your restaurant is worth costs you nothing and commits you to nothing.

๐—™๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ โ€” ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ โ€” ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„. ๐Ÿ‘‡
โ€”
Jimmy Carey
Atlantaโ€™s Premier Restaurant Broker
Coldwell Banker Commercial Metro Brokers
๐Ÿ“ž 305-788-8207 | 678-320-4800
๐Ÿ“ง [email protected]

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ  #๐Ÿญ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ โ€” ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐˜Every week, a restaurant listing quietly disappe...
03/13/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ #๐Ÿญ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐˜๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ โ€” ๐—”๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐˜

Every week, a restaurant listing quietly disappears from the market without ever closing.

Not because the restaurant couldn't sell.
Because it was never positioned correctly from the start.

I've sat across the table from hundreds of restaurant owners in Metro Atlanta โ€” and the ones who didn't close almost always had the same story. Profitable, sellable restaurants disappearing from the market without a single offer โ€” not because the business couldn't sell, but because it was never positioned correctly from the start.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐Ÿฒ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น-๐—ž๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด:

โŒ Financials that can't support the asking price
โŒ A lease with 18 months left and an uncooperative landlord
โŒ An asking price built on emotion โ€” not Seller's Discretionary Earnings
โŒ Buyers who looked qualified โ€” until the landlord said no
โŒ Staff instability that erodes buyer confidence during due diligence
โŒ A generalist broker who doesn't understand restaurant transactions

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ. ๐—ข๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

That outcome is not inevitable.
It is a preparation problem.
And preparation problems have solutions.

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—น๐—น ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐— ๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—•๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด:

โœ… #1 root cause behind every failed restaurant listing in Atlanta
โœ… The 6 deal-killers โ€” and exactly how to neutralize each one
โœ… What a stale listing actually costs you in real dollars and momentum
โœ… The 4-step framework that positions your restaurant for a clean, profitable exit
โœ… What the Atlanta restaurant market looks like for sellers in 2026

๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป'๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป'๐˜.
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜† ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜.

If you're thinking about selling your restaurant in Atlanta or anywhere in Georgia โ€” this is the read that changes your outcome.

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