243 W 15th St
Panama City, FL 32401
Buddy's Home Furnishings · Retail Property For Sale

Buddy' s Home Furnishings is the third largest Rent- To-Own ( RTO ) home furnishings company providing furniture, appliances, electronics and computers in United States. Mr. Norman Slat Slatton, Sr. founded Bi-Rite, now Buddy' s Home Furnishings, in 1961 in Tampa, Florida and for the first 30 years of existence the company operated 21 rent-to-own stores in the Greater Tampa Bay Area. In recent years, Buddy' s has grown quickly by adding new company-owned and franchised stores outside of the Tampa Bay Area. As of July 1, 2015, Buddy' s Home Furnishings has 103 franchise, 54 company and 45 partnership stores located in the south, southeastern and southwestern regions of the United States. Buddy' s is located in a busy retail area. This location is surrounded by national retailers that include Family Dollar, Home Depot, Ross, Walgreens, Kmart, Best Buy, Dollar General, CVS, Piggly Wiggly, AutoNation, NAPA Auto Parts, Subway, Popeye' s Louisiana Kitchen, McDonald' s, Burger King and many more. Buddy' s is also located only one mile from Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center and Panama City Mall anchored by JCPenney, Sears and Dillard' s. Less than five miles from Gulf Coast State College, and within close proximity to Panama City Beach and Tyndall Air Force Base. Panama City is located on the panhandle of northwest Florida between Tallahassee and Pensacola. Panama City has over six million visitors every year and was named one of the best places to invest in real estate in the U.S. by CNN' s Business 2.0 Magazine