Smart Moves

Timing isn’t everything—but it matters a lot

In real estate, the calendar can help you—or work against you. School schedules, job changes, rate shifts, inventory changes, and even weather patterns all influence how smoothly your move goes and how strong your results are.

Smart Moves helps you step back and look at the entire year, your personal situation, and the Georgia market so you can make a plan that supports your life—not the other way around.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to:

• Understand typical seasonal patterns in Georgia real estate—when buyers are most active and when inventory tends to rise.
• Decide whether to sell first, buy first, or coordinate both at the same time based on your finances and risk tolerance.
• Build a realistic move timeline around school calendars, leases, job transitions, and life events.
• Plan for contingencies—what happens if your home sells faster or slower than expected.
• Use strategy (not guesswork) to choose your list date, offer dates, and closing dates.

Who this book is for

Smart Moves is especially helpful if you:

• Have some flexibility on when you move and want to use it wisely.
• Need to coordinate selling and buying, or buying and relocating.
• Are worried about being “between homes” or up against a tight deadline.
• Prefer to make decisions with a written, visual plan instead of just reacting to whatever happens.

Turning ideas into a real plan