Opportunity knocking or sign from hell?

what you may want to consider is asking them if they wanted to do like a partnership kind of deal. go in together. i'm sure with their knowledge they would probably do things differently and stuff.

just my two cents.

Right here dude. Installing is not easy, your life depends on it if you are going to open your own business. Opening a business is not an easy thing to do, especially if you have little to no business experience. It takes huge coin to secure lines. You have to be in an area that has lines available. You may have to do a huge buy in to secure a line which may take dollars away from another line that you need. I had the opportunity to work in this industry for 8 years before I decided to open my own store, all the while I was paying attention to how business was done. If you have no experience on the sales side or business side, you are doomed for failure. I succeeded because I am an excellent customer service person, I know how to sell and I sure as hell know how to install.

Based on what I read and my knowledge, I personally would see this as an opportunity. If you have my kind of background you would probably do good as well. That said though, you are also going into a market that may have a very limited draw area for a very limited amount of product. I would want to know why exactly the big box guys are moving shop and I would not expect to hear the real reason anytime soon.

Man Henderson is a good market. I used to work for one of the stores you're talking about. (auto radio)  Nice market for a custom shop. Custom is something Best Buy & Jerkit City can't offer. Do your honework and godbless.