Southern Living Homes

What this record tells you

Southern Living Homes holds Florida licence CBC1258160, a CBC classification which authorises work as a certified/registered building or residential contractor. A "C" prefix means the licence is certified — valid anywhere in Florida.

This licence was first issued in 2010, which makes it a long-held licence for the trade in this area. Roughly 36% of the 482 active home building & remodeling licences based in the Panama City area were issued earlier than this one, and the local median sits at 2017. That is 16 years of continuous licensure.

Southern Living Homes is one of 177 active home building & remodeling licences registered to an address in Panama City, so you have local alternatives to compare quotes against.

The licence is recorded as expiring on 08/31/2028. Florida licences renew on a fixed cycle, and a licence that is not renewed moves to delinquent status — which is why the expiry date matters if you are planning work close to that date. Confirm the current status on the state portal before signing a contract.

Before you hire Southern Living Homes

• Re-check licence CBC1258160 on the DBPR portal — status can change any day.
• Ask for a current certificate of liability insurance and workers' compensation, issued to you directly by their insurer.
• Confirm the name on your contract matches Southern Living Homes or its qualifying agent, James Edward Holsombake.
• Compare at least three written quotes from other home building & remodeling contractors in Panama City.
• Confirm in writing that the contractor — not you — pulls the building permit.