Ken
If the local market knows zero, what is the supply of pellets like? Also zero, or waiting for stoves?
Around here, the pellet stoves seem to be a fad...they buy them and use them for a winter or two then seem to become disenchanted for reasons I'm not sure.
Often complaints are maintenance, and supply of pellets. As to supply of pellets, they come in many qualities. Some have a lot of dirt that doesn't burn but adds a lot of ash. Getting known quality of pellet seems to be a mystery.
Some stoves burn corn. Might be another decision for you.
Is there a possibility that you could contact several mfg's and have their better model shipped to you for set-up and burning. Then decide which line to handle? Probably would require buying each one as they wouldn't want to provide them.