get out while the getting's good

Verb

 * 1)  To leave at an opportune time or before adverse conditions arise.
 * 2)  To sell all or part of one's holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc. while conditions are good, particularly in anticipation of a drop in prices.
 * 1)  To sell all or part of one's holdings in stocks, real estate, a business, etc. while conditions are good, particularly in anticipation of a drop in prices.