Marcus Eytcheson has been in roofing for most of his life. His father and brothers worked in carpentry and roofing, and he ripped off shingles and pulled tarps for a crew when he was in high school. It was only natural that he would venture out on his own, and in January 2015 formed Local Roofing in Fairmont, Minn.
At first, Eytcheson mostly did independent sales, but in 2018 formed his own roofing company, Fairmont Roofing. But his dream of running a roofing company almost came crashing down before his first year after an entanglement with the wrong contractor.