I got the chance to head down to Clanton, Alabama recently.  I have had a lot of work lately in quite a few different places and last week I had an assignment in Clanton.  In case you don’t know, Clanton produces some of the best tasting peaches around.  You can buy these peaches from any farmers market or roadside stand, and I highly recommend them.  They make great peach ice cream or even peach cobbler.

Peaches are so important to this areas economy that they built a water tower to celebrate it.  The tower is 120 feet tall and holds 500,000 gallons of water.  It is a site to behold.

In addition to the peach industry this area has a lot of farm land.  It was nice to check out the countryside, and a lot less hectic than the city!  Check out some of the sights!

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I got a call from a client recently asking this question.  As I told him, any type of improvement which is permanently attached to the land is included in the appraisal.  For outbuildings this would include barns and butler type buildings.

Some storage buildings which are smaller and are not on permanent foundations would not be included because they can be easily (relatively speaking) moved.  These types of structures typically are just sitting on movable piers (such as concrete blocks).  The same criteria would be used for above ground pools and hot tubs.  They are considered personal property as opposed to real property.  If you have any questions please call me at (205) 243-9304.

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