Larger territories = higher initial investment + more exclusivity. Most successful distributors start at metro/county and expand to state after year one.
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ZIP / City
Single ZIP code or city, ~50k–150k residents
$50K–$150K initial
Est. 18-month payback
- Exclusive rights to your ZIP
- Wholesale pricing starts at 20% margin
- Sample inventory + showroom kit
- Installer certification for 4 crews
- Lead routing from preorder.html (your ZIP only)
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Metro / County
Tampa, Austin, Nashville, etc. · 500k–3M residents
$250K–$750K initial
Est. 12-month payback · 2.8× Y2 projection
- Exclusive rights across entire metro
- Wholesale pricing starts at 28% margin
- Full showroom + demo house support
- Installer certification for 20 crews
- Co-marketing with Lok-N-Blok HQ
- First right of refusal on adjacent metros
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State / Multi-State
One full state or regional grouping (e.g. PNW, Mountain West)
$1.5M–$5M initial
Est. 18–24 month payback · 5× Y3 projection
- Master distributor rights for the region
- Sub-distribute to metro partners at 15% override
- Dedicated manufacturing allocation (priority)
- Board-level quarterly reviews with HQ
- Co-branding rights + regional press support
- Equity warrant for first-year volume milestone
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International
Country-level licenses · custom structure
$5M+ · equity + royalty
10-year exclusive license
- Country-wide master distributor rights
- Local manufacturing license (post-Y2)
- Board observer seat
- Bring your own capital + political relationships
- Shortlist: Saudi, UAE, Japan, India, Mexico, Brazil