I'm Alex Rodino — former U.S. Army Infantry Captain, Paratrooper, Military Advisor, veteran, and Georgia real estate advisor. I help military families, veterans, and service members build a clear PCS real estate plan around the report date, VA loan entitlement, local market conditions, and long-term strategy.
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A military realtor in Savannah is a licensed Georgia broker who helps active-duty service members, veterans, and military families buy or sell homes on PCS orders to Hunter Army Airfield or Fort Stewart. Alex Rodino is a U.S. Army Captain (veteran) and broker at Keller Williams Coastal Area Partners. His practice handles VA loan-experienced, MPR-aware, attorney-coordinated closings across Pooler, Richmond Hill, Wilmington Island, Garden City, Savannah Southside, and Hinesville.
U.S. Army Captain · Veteran
I served as a U.S. Army Captain before transitioning into real estate brokerage here in Coastal Georgia. I founded the Alexander Rodino Collective at Keller Williams Coastal Area Partners on one premise: military families deserve a calm, structured, options-first conversation — not a sales pitch.
I understand the PCS timeline because I've lived it. My practice runs on the principles my clients value most: clear plans, realistic expectations, proactive communication.
Georgia Real Estate License #443565 · Realtor® and member of NAR · Keller Williams Coastal Area Partners
A short message on what working with me actually looks like — PCS timeline, plain language, no sales pitch. Worth a watch before you book a call.
I've lived the PCS timeline myself — orders, gates, BAH, DLA, all of it. You won't have to explain the basics, and the conversation moves faster.
Hyperlocal Coastal Georgia base — Hunter AAF and Fort Stewart — with a vetted national agent network for moves in any direction.
The largest Coastal Georgia KW network. More inventory, more referrals, deeper co-agent relationships.
VA loan workflow, MPR-aware property search, attorney closing — handled, not improvised.
Buying a home near Hunter Army Airfield or Fort Stewart on PCS orders typically takes 45–60 days from offer to keys using a VA loan, and aligns with a planning timeline of report-date minus 90 days. Common neighborhoods include Pooler, Richmond Hill, Wilmington Island, Savannah Southside, Garden City, and Hinesville.
If your orders are to Hunter Army Airfield or Fort Stewart, you've landed at one of the most family-friendly assignments in the Army. Coastal Georgia is a layered market — neighborhoods vary by which gate you'll use most, school zones cross county lines, and a flood-zone surprise can erase what looked like a great deal.
Here is the step-by-step plan, in plain language — the PCS Assistance I built ARC around.
A VA loan is a zero-down mortgage backed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and available to eligible active-duty service members, veterans, and surviving spouses. The example below illustrates monthly cost for a $385,000 new-construction home in Pooler, Georgia using a VA loan with $0 down and a financed funding fee.
A sample worked example so you have something concrete to push back on when you talk to a lender. Numbers below are illustrative — your VA-approved lender will run the real ones for your rank, location, and rate lock.
| Component | Amount |
|---|---|
| Down payment | $0 |
| VA funding fee (first use, regular military, financed) | 2.15%1 · ~$8,278 |
| Estimated rate (illustrative — lender confirms) | ~6.5% |
| Principal & interest (30-yr fixed) | ~$2,485 / mo |
| Taxes + insurance (estimated Coastal GA) | ~$540 / mo |
| Approx. total monthly | ~$3,025 |
Funding fee can be financed into the loan. Disabled veterans rated 10%+ are exempt from the fee entirely (VA.gov).
Up to 4%1 in seller concessions can cover your closing costs, prepaids, and the funding fee. On most Coastal GA contracts I write, the goal is for you to walk in with $0 due at the table beyond earnest money.
VA Minimum Property Requirements: roof life, peeling paint on pre-1978 homes, well/septic, no exposed wiring. We screen for these before you tour — saves the contract-and-bail cycle that wastes weeks of your PCS timeline.
You may be able to use second-tier entitlement to buy here without selling there first. The math is specific to your loan limit and county — I'll audit it on the call before you assume yes or no.
Selling a Coastal Georgia home on PCS orders typically runs a 60-day timeline from list date to closing, weighed against a cash-investor offer that usually nets a fraction of market value. The decision turns on net proceeds, report-date pressure, and rent-vs-sell math.
Your orders dropped, your report date is 60 days out, and you need to know: list with an agent, or take a cash offer and be done with it. The honest answer is — sometimes the cash offer wins. Most of the time it does not.
I will run the math side-by-side before you sign anything: what listing nets versus what the cash investor pays. You make the call with real numbers in front of you, no pressure.
If the cash offer is genuinely the right call for your situation, I'll say so and walk away. No retainer to recoup, no quota to hit. The math either favors listing or it doesn't — I'm not paid to convince you of the answer it didn't give.
The six Coastal Georgia neighborhoods most relevant to Hunter Army Airfield and Fort Stewart military families are Pooler, Richmond Hill, Wilmington Island, Savannah Southside, Garden City, and Hinesville — typically chosen by commute to gate, school zone, BAH range, and family priorities.
If you're moving to or from Hunter AAF or Fort Stewart, this is where we start. Each link opens a deeper guide with current inventory, school zones, and commute math from the Hunter AAF gates.
| Neighborhood | Hunter AAF | Fort Stewart | Typical price | Best for | School district |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pooler | ~15 min | ~40 min | $340K–$520K | New construction, families | Chatham County |
| Richmond Hill | ~20–25 min | ~30 min | $380K–$650K | Established subdivisions, top schools | Bryan County |
| Wilmington Island | ~20 min | ~55 min | $420K–$900K+ | Waterfront, marsh views | Chatham County |
| Savannah Southside | ~10 min | ~45 min | $280K–$480K | Shortest Hunter commute | Chatham County |
| Garden City | ~15 min | ~45 min | $250K–$380K | Entry-level / first VA loan | Chatham County |
| Hinesville | ~50 min | ~10 min | $220K–$380K | Fort Stewart-focused, BAH-friendly | Liberty County |
Commutes are off-peak gate-to-driveway estimates. Price ranges are typical single-family ranges from recent closings and active listings; ask for current comps for your price point.
Stylized for orientation, not survey-grade. Each red dot is an Army installation; each terracotta dot is a neighborhood I cover regularly.
The ARC PCS home-buying process runs in five steps: orders intake, 30-minute consultation, plan-and-search, offer-and-contract, and close-and-land. The same workflow applies whether buyers fly in for tours or sign remotely via power of attorney.
The same workflow whether you are flying in or signing remote. PCS Assistance built around the timeline, not civilian convenience.
Your orders drop, or you start thinking about your next move. Send me the report date and where you are coming from.
Timeline, budget, family priorities, and which gate you will use most. No pressure to commit.
Curated property list — MPR-aware, commute-checked, school-zone-verified. Remote tours if needed.
Offer drafted with PCS-aware terms. Closing attorney and lender coordinated from day one.
Attorney closing, key handoff, and an intro to the local network — childcare, gym, neighborhood groups.
The PCS real-estate timeline runs in five stages — six months out, 90 days out, 60 days out, 30 days out, and report date — covering VA Certificate of Eligibility pull, local agent consultation, tours, contract, and closing.
The most expensive PCS mistakes happen before you ever call an agent. Here is the plain-English checklist by timeline. Bookmark this even if your orders are six months away.
Pull your VA Certificate of Eligibility. Get a rough budget and credit pulled by any VA-approved lender. Watch neighborhoods on Zillow with no intent to buy — you're calibrating your eye.
Schedule a no-pressure call with a local agent who actually works your duty station. Lock down BAH math for your rank, gate commute preferences, and school priorities. No tours yet.
Get on the ground (or on FaceTime) and walk 6–10 homes in 1–2 days. You learn more in one Saturday than three months of scrolling. Active offers usually start here.
VA appraisal ordered, MPR issues surfaced, inspection scheduled, attorney engaged. This is the period where things go sideways if your agent doesn't know VA — they often don't.
Attorney closing, key handoff, change-of-address through DEERS and TRICARE. Move-in scheduled around your report date, not against it.
Pick whichever feels right — I reply personally. Free, no pressure, no quota to hit.
The same checklist I walk my clients through on the consult — VA loan prep, neighborhood-by-gate decision matrix, MPR pre-screen, contract-language traps. PDF, no fluff, no sales pitch.
No subscription, no list. One email with the PDF link, and that's it.
Local closings, out-of-state PCS buyers, and national network handoffs. Anonymized for privacy, real on every other detail.
Military families don't stay in rentals forever. I've helped veteran families transition off post and into their first or second home as they promote, grow, or start building a rental investment portfolio. I've also helped current homeowners sell in order to buy up — coordinating both sides of the move with clarity on the process and active steps to minimize risk through the transaction.
First-home transitions · Move-up buyer coordination · Risk-minimized dual transactions
Two recent out-of-state veterans needed predictability — not just a house. We started with location, ran VA pre-approval against their wants and goals, and built a side-by-side of what their dollar was actually worth in this market. From there, execution. One veteran family saved over $60,000 on brand-new construction. Another, after an exhaustive search, landed their perfect home at the best price on the market.
$60K+ saved on new construction · Predictable timelines · Best-price negotiations
When a retiring local veteran needed to move out of state, my finance and real estate network had them pre-approved, connected with a vetted agent on the ground, and protected from flash-to-bang on the biggest investment outside our immediate AO. For active-duty service members PCSing to the next duty station, I handle the sale here while the network handles the next purchase there — an ongoing referral pipeline that follows them wherever orders go.
National agent network · Sell here, buy there · Protected through the handoff
PCSing OUT of Coastal Georgia? Or moving from another duty station to ARC's hub? My finance and real estate network covers every major military market — vetted agents on the ground, pre-approval coordination, and protection through the handoff. You stay in the network even when your orders take you out of it.
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