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Buddy's Home Furnishing Franchises for Sale

A rent-to-own store leasing furniture, appliances and electronics with an ownership option. Inventory-heavy retail where most of the investment is the merchandise on the floor.

223
Total units
$376K+
Initial investment

Brand Performance Snapshot

Franchised and company-owned unit counts for 2023 through 2025, as reported in the franchisor's FDD.

Unit count by year
Franchised Corporate
337
2023
328
2024
223
2025
191
Franchised units
32
Company-owned units
223
Total units
-33.8%
3-yr unit growth

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Buddy's Home Furnishing Franchise Model Overview

Buddy's Home Furnishings stores lease household goods, including furniture, appliances, consumer electronics, computers and jewelry, to customers on a rent-to-own basis, with an option to take ownership, plus related customer services. Stores run 3,500 to 12,000 square feet in strip centers or freestanding buildings. The build-out is light, but the investment is dominated by initial inventory bought through the franchisor, along with leased signage, a leased point-of-sale system and a monthly technology fee. Staffing is built around a full-time manager, an assistant or sales manager and managers-in-training, and the business involves collections and delivery as much as selling. The owner or an approved general manager must devote full time to the store, and 10 percent owners sign personal guaranties. The franchise system changed hands in December 2025 to a new franchisor and parent. Franchised units fell sharply in 2025, from 295 to 191, almost entirely from units reported as ceasing operations, which a buyer should investigate.

Ideal owner profile

Owner-operator or approved full-time general manager with retail or consumer-credit experience
Capital to carry a large merchandise inventory as well as working capital
Comfortable with collections, delivery logistics and consumer-leasing regulation
Experience managing a small full-time team of store managers and sales staff
Multi-unit operators can use the Development Agreement for reduced fees on additional stores

Investment Snapshot

Initial franchise fee $39,900 ($25,000 each additional under a Development Agreement); 20% veteran discount
Total initial investment $375,650 – $797,540
Royalty 6% of weekly Gross Sales (waived for first 26 weeks on new ground-up stores)
Ad / brand fund Marketing Fee currently $175/week (capped at 2% of Gross Sales); $10,000 minimum grand opening spend
FDD year 2026 (unit data through 2025)
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