Be-poked holes:
1: Gun stores have Gun Store Owners. Gun Store Owners have Guns.
2: Again, the biggest, bestest houses also include pre-existing rich people, who have both guns and security guards. Who have guns. Assuming they are still alive. Even zombie guards are bad, though. But since they're on the island, they are probably alive.
3: In the winter, your mote will freeze over, allowing goblins zombies access.
1: Ill bring him with and if he says no im sure we can gett him to give us a pistol.. and if he does that we shoot him with it.
2: Out here no, they are like normal houses up on high cliffs, its the candian shield here remember, we will only go for like a vice-roy house anyways not a giant million dollar house just a three quarter million.
3: True hence forth we will not leave the safety area during winter. Also im sure before then we will have built somekind of fence.
Getting other people is probably a bad idea. You can't turn on yourself, but other people are only looking out for number one. It sickens me that we're that way, but there's no getting by it. And PTTG is right, you'd have to be creative to get resources. Grocery Stores and gun stores are going to be looted/occupied, and they'd probably shoot you before they'd let you join them. One more mouth to feed. I still think the best way is to take a food-laden houseboat onto Lake Erie or the like. The zombies could never reach you.
Then I will raid the cottages and abondoned houses quickly, I will still stop at the gardencenter for seeds and plants to grow food later on. I think if I find someone alone walking they will want to join me. Chances are survivors will be few so if someone is held up all by himself in a gun store im sure he wouldn't mind joining, and if he doesn't I would have no problem casue if he doesn't hes probably crazy to be alone.