Hello everyone,

I am new to this forum and somewhat new to the furniture game. I am planning on opening a retail furniture store soon in coastal South Carolina and I would like to be pointed in the right direction on finding suppliers. I have received quotes from a couple of different manufacturers, but the prices they are charging seem ridiculous and I don't have a clue how I am even supposed to make money selling it. At this point, the only somewhat reasonable source of inventory I can see is liquidation truckloads, which seem fine for the most part, but I understand they are NOT a reliable nor steady stream of inventory. And even if I get a portion of my rolling inventory through liq. truckloads, I should still mix in some normal factory direct retail items as well, right?

I appreciate any and all insight, and I would be more than happy to pay a veteran in the game to zoom call or google meet me to teach me how to get into the business the RIGHT way.