Quote from @Judy Mueller: How or where can I find wholesalers in Florida?

Working on The contractor and The lender slots right now!

Drill a hole directly above the slot for the key and you destroy the locks integrity. 

If you are going to try it anyway, you need to get in a low competition slot.

The key to me was to create a "calendar" with all of my available slots, look at who is going that I would conceivably work with, and then reach out to them to schedule a chat prior to leaving for the conference.

@Judy P.

They have 1 slot open Monday and that if I make a decision today he can replace the unit with a brand new model then (it was a Saturday).

@Judy Sprinkle I am happy to discuss this further with you if you like.

You will get burned but it’s par for the course, I let them know they can make slot of money of me once or they can have a repeat customer for years.

I check my "competitors" from time to time and there's a lot of empty slots in their calendars for the late spring and summer, just like mine.