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Monday, January 6, 2020

Statesboro, Georgia Taxes City Council Rental Property Darrell Juvay Finch

STATESBORO, Ga. — One Georgia city is giving up for now on an attempt to penalize blighted properties with higher taxes. The Statesboro City Council is tabling the plan, after the city's mayor proposed a much lower levy. Instead, the decision will be made in February, after three new council members who defeated incumbents take office. Earlier this month the council voted in favor of a plan that would have imposed city property taxes on blighted properties that are seven times the normal tax rate. Mayor Jonathan McCollar had opposed the steep penalty and wants to exempt all residential properties. Darrell Juvay Finch 912-682-7176

Friday, September 27, 2019

PREVIEW: Georgia Southern hosts Louisiana in Sun Belt football opener

It isn’t often that Georgia Southern has to worry about winning the rushing battle versus opposing teams. The option offense of the Eagles is a staple in Statesboro which has led the program to a remarkably successful record when it rushes for more yards than the opponent.

On Saturday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. in Statesboro, the Eagles (1-2) welcome in one of the best rushing attacks in the country as Louisiana (3-1) visits for a critical early season conference showdown at Paulson Stadium. Winners of the Sun Belt Conference West Division in 2018, the Ragin’ Cajuns enter the SBC opener for both schools having rushed for an NCAA-best 18 touchdowns through four games this year.

Louisiana is No. 4 in the country (of 130 FBS teams) in total offense, averaging 565 yards per game. In stark contrast, Georgia Southern’s 251.3 yard-average ranks 129th in the country and the Eagles have scored four touchdowns (all rushing) on the year.

“When you see (Louisiana) offensively, you see a tough group that really wants to establish the run,” GS coach Chad Lunsford said on Monday. “Any time you go up against a team that’s top three in the nation in rushing — you know, obviously we’ve got our work cut out for us.”

Last season, GS finished the year No. 7 in rushing yards per game (266.2). Since joining the FBS in 2014, GS is 0-17 when it loses the rushing battle. It’s 36-12 when winning, including victories in 11 of the past 12 games in which it rushes for more yards than the opponent.

Tthe Eagles are 193-40 (.828) all time at Paulson Stadium.

“Certainly, (Georgia Southern) has had tremendous success running their system,” Louisiana’s second-year coach Billy Napier said on Monday. “I think (the option) presents a unique challenge for your front seven defensively, and you’ve got to always account for the quarterback.

“We’ve been very impressed with what we’ve seen of them on tape. Certainly if (quarterback Shai Werts) gets healthy, he presents a number of issues for us as well.”

Back in Paulson

Napier hasn’t coached at Paulson Stadium since assuming coaching duties at Louisiana in December 2017, but he is plenty familiar with the Statesboro stadium from his playing days as a quarterback at Furman in the early 2000s.

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His Paladins split a pair of games at Paulson in 2001 and, the following season, Napier’s Furman squad was bested by the Eagles in Greenville, South Carolina as GS won 42-21 at its Southern Conference rival.

Napier threw for 589 yards and four scores in the three games across two seasons.

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— Louisiana’s offensive pace is frantically fast while Georgia Southern’s is the polar opposite. The Ragin’ Cajuns rank in the top 20 in the NCAA by averaging 74 plays per game. GS is dead last in the category, averaging just 51 offensive snaps per contest.

— If Werts plays, he’ll carry a school-record streak of 121 straight pass attempts without throwing an interception. Last week versus Ohio, Louisiana picked off the Bobcats three times in a win.

— Louisiana has not won back-to-back road games since 2016. That season, the Ragin’ Cajuns knocked off Texas State in late October before beating Georgia Southern 33-26 in Statesboro on Nov. 10. In two previous meetings between the two schools, the road team has won both.

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The best (and worst) college towns to invest in real estate...

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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With a steady supply of new, prospective tenants and relatively affordable housing options, investing in real estate in college cities and towns is an attractive option. But some college towns make for much savvier investments than others.

Homes.com, a real estate listing website, looked at nearly 150 college towns and cities across the U.S. using its own listing data to determine just what kind of return on investment landlords can expect.

Homes.com’s study found 10 college towns with yields higher than 10 percent (of purchase price). Yields measure future income, in this case, rental, and were calculated using data including the local average monthly rent for a three bedroom, average purchase price for a three bedroom and annual rent.

“The average investor investing in real estate is interested in anything over 5 percent on ROI [return on investment],” Grant Simmons of Homes.com says. “College towns with affordable housing and low cost of living were more appealing than cities with high real estate costs, like New York and Boston, where you’ll face competitive markets.”

Overall, Homes.com found that within the top 20 college areas that produced the highest yields, Texas had the most cities, five to be exact, cracking the list.

However, the college town offering the highest yield is Champaign, Illinois — home to the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign — with a 14.02 percent yield. (There, home.com found the average purchase price of a three-bed is $139,050 and the average monthly rent on the same sized home is $1,625 for a $19,500 annual rent.)

Rochester, New York (home to schools including the University of Rochester) secures the second spot as the best college town for landlords, with a 13.49 percent yield, followed by New Haven, Connecticut (home to Yale University) with a 12.14 percent yield.

Overall, these are the top 10 best college towns and cities for landlords, according to Homes.com:

1. Champaign, Illinois: 14.02% yield

2. Rochester, New York: 13.49% yield

3. New Haven, Connecticut: 12.14% yield

4. McAllen, Texas: 11.16% yield

5. Providence, Rhode Island: 10.93% yield

6. Urbana, Illinois: 10.91% yield

7. Corpus Christi, Texas: 10.52% yield

8. Statesboro, Georgia: 10.50% yield

9. Buffalo, New York: 10.31% yield

10. Baltimore, Maryland: 10.16% yield

On the flip side, Scottsdale, Arizona (with nearby Arizona State University) was the worst college town in which to invest (ranked 147th) with a yield of 1.92 percent. Homes.com found the average purchase price for a three-bedroom is $517,735.45 and the average monthly rent for a Scottsdale place that size is just $827.50.

Boston (which boasts dozens of colleges from Boston University to Northeastern) snagged the second worst spot, with a 2.20 percent yield and Princeton, New Jersey (home to its eponymous university) was the third worst college town in which to invest, with a 2.92 percent yield. Call Darrell Juvay Finch for all of your rental property needs in Statesboro at 912-682-7176

Saturday, May 5, 2018

For housing in the Statesboro, Georgia / Georgia Southern University area contact Darrell Finch at 912-682-7176.

Current Georgia Southern University President Dr. Jaimie Hebert is one of two finalists to become the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Houston-Clear Lake.

The University of Houston posted they will be conducting on-campus interview with Dr. Hebert on Thursday.

Hebert is also a candidate for Provost at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. He is a UL-Lafayette alumnus. WJCL News reached out to Georgia Southern and the University System of Georgia for comment. Leaders told us, “Dr. Hebert has made us aware he is exploring opportunities.”

Dr. Hebert began serving as president of Georgia Southern in July of 2016. Before that served at Sam Houston State. Hebert received a bachelor’s degree, master’s and a doctorate in statistics from the University of Louisiana-Lafyette.

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President of Georgia Southern announced as finalist for positions at 2 colleges. Contact Darrell Finch for all of your housing needs at Georgia Southern University and the Statesboro area.

After less than two years on the job, Georgia Southern President Dr. Jaimie Hebert is exploring opportunities at other universities.

Dr. Hebert is visiting the University of Houston-Clear Lake Thursday as a finalist for the position of Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost.

According to the school's website, Dr. Hebert is up against one other finalist, and he has an on-campus interview on Thursday.

We've also learned from a newspaper in Louisiana that Dr. Hebert is a provost candidate at the University of Lousiana-Lafayette, which is his Alma Mater.

Hebert became the 13th president of Georgia Southern University on July 1, 2016.

With the consolidation of Armstrong State University and Georgia Southern University in December 2017, WTOC will be reaching out to Georgia Southern and the University Board of Regents to find out more about their plans moving forward. Stay with us for more updates to this story. Contact Darrell Finch for all of your housing needs at Georgia Southern University and the Statesboro area. Darrell Finch can be reached at 912-682-7176.

More than 4,000 degrees conferred during Georgia Southern’s 2018 Spring Commencement Ceremonies. Call Darrell Finch for all of your housing rental needs at Georgia Southern University in the heart of Statesboro, Georgia.

On May 4 and 5, more than 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students from Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro, Armstrong and Liberty Campuses received degrees in three Spring Commencement ceremonies.

Georgia Southern President Jaimie Hebert, Ph.D., welcomed the graduates and their families to Spring Commencement and recognized the University faculty members who helped students along their academic journey.

“I extend to you my personal congratulations on your academic success,” said Hebert. “I would like to pay special tribute to our faculty, who are collectively the heart of this University and who are individually mentors of these graduates. Each graduate will have his or her own special story about a professor whose inspiration and interest influenced that student’s success not only in college, but also in ways that will be appreciated even more as the future unfolds. Caring faculty, committed to the success of students, is the hallmark of Georgia Southern University.”

Attorney General Christopher Carr

During the Statesboro Campus graduate ceremony held in Hanner Fieldhouse on May 4, Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr congratulated the Class of 2018 and challenged the group of roughly 800 students to define what success means to each of them.

“While today is about celebrating the successes of the past few years, starting tomorrow and for the rest of your lives you need to decide what success will mean to you,” he said. “I hope that everyday you are excited to get out of bed, to tackle the day and to serve others. Be passionate. I hope you give it your all. I hope you give of yourself. Because that is the best way to find success.”

That evening, W. Ray Persons, senior litigation partner at international law firm King & Spalding and Armstrong State University alumnus, applauded the more than 200 graduate and 600 undergraduate students at the Savannah Civic Center ceremony and shared that they would now join a long list of alumni from one of the finest academic institutions of higher learning in the U.S.

W. Ray Persons

Persons encouraged the graduates to practice their virtues, be honest and candid in their dealings with others and to always treat others the way they want to be treated.

“Do whatever you can to help those who are coming behind you,” he said. “Make your teachers proud.”

In closing, he implored, “Remember this: you have something no one can ever take away from you — your education.”

On May 5, cheers for approximately 2,700 undergraduates erupted throughout the Allen E. Paulson Stadium commencement ceremony on the Statesboro Campus. Hala Moddelmog, a Georgia Southern alumna who is the first female president and CEO of the Metro Atlanta Chamber, delivered the opening address and encouraged graduates to hold firm to who they are.

Hala Moddelmog

“First and foremost, I want you to know that who you are is enough,” she said. “Embrace all that you are. Only you are equipped with your special gifts and passions.”

Moddelmog pressed the importance of curiosity, authenticity, empathy and risk-taking.

“Step out with confidence,” she said. “Be bold. Be proud of who you are and take a risk that might change your life. I promise you, you can do more than you think you can.”

Georgia Southern University, a public Carnegie Doctoral/Research institution founded in 1906, offers 141 degree programs serving more than 27,000 students through nine colleges on three campuses in Statesboro, Savannah, Hinesville and online instruction. A leader in higher education in southeast Georgia, the University provides a diverse student population with expert faculty, world-class scholarship and hands-on learning opportunities. Georgia Southern creates lifelong learners who serve as responsible scholars, leaders and stewards in their communities. VisitGeorgiaSouthern.edu. For information on student housing or just housing needs in general. Please contact Darrell Finch at 912-682-7176 in Statesboro.

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We have numerous family owned and operated rental properties here in the Statesboro and Georgia Southern University area. We offer flexible leases. Affordable housing from duplexes, condos, townhouses to personal residences. Amenities include swimming pools. Fully furnished, washer, dryers, refrigerator, dishwasher, washers and dryers. All properties are conveniently located to restaurants, shopping, schools and Georgia Southern University. A few of our properties include Stadium Walk, Georgia Villas, Plantation villas, Park Place Villas, Palmetto Court along with numerous duplexes directly across from Allen E. Paulsen Stadium. For more information please call Darrell Finch at 912-682-7176.