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I know you are just starting out - but we use HD Supply and some other similar hotel suppliers. 

Then again, a lot of farms are family-owned and operated with as minimal hired help as possible, and I think a lot of the hog/poultry farms might order & have products shipped straight from suppliers due to biosecurity concerns, as I never saw a salesperson on the hog farm I worked at for a short time. 

Costs will vary depending on how easy it is for your supplier to deliver to you.

It sounds like you have a solid background in the construction industry though, so it's possible you might have enough industry knowledge/direct access to good subs and suppliers that would reduce your costs enough to make the numbers work.Happy to connect if you'd like to chat more in depth about my experience and any insight I can provide to help you get started.

You can have them supply the siding and windows which they will mark up or you can send off the materials to a supplier and coordinate with an installer.

The sad thing is the PM company didn't even have a recommendation and the condo association pays heat so they should hook up with a supplier/installer.

Customer buys the product from you, you use their money to buy the product from the supplier, and the supplier ships out the product to the customer.

These include employee training and wages, consultant fees, advertising, and travel costs associated with finding suppliers, distributors, and customers."

The Cleveland Clinic has become the #1 job supplier in the area, and that has spawned many more industries, including biomedical technologies, to move into the NE Ohio region.