You are buying a stretch limo to haul lumber when a 15 year old pickup will work even better, but the guy using the limo will go broke. 

What toys do you want to have when you grow up?"

I think a little bragging is well deserved when hauling in a whale of a deal like this on your own.

The original quote is just from a demo/trash haul away contractor

I am just toying with the idea but do you have any thoughts on this @Ned Carey?

They will also haul away your old machines.

I am toying with the idea of becoming an OOS liaison, but am not even close to that yet, still crunching the numbers and trying to get a view of what that might look like.

We have all experienced wiping out a year or more of positive cash flow in a single expense or numerous expenses in quick succession but realise over the long haul we will/should come out ahead if we buy right.

The tax benefits and the fact that you are locking that savings away will do you much good over the long haul.  

Our property manager has handled calls like a clogged toilet, leaking pipe, a broken mini blind, broken shelf in the fridge, blender not working, A/C not working, the guests can't figure out how to operate the TV, meeting with repairmen, pool heat needs to be turned up/down/on/off, neighbor used our trash bins so now they are full and no room for the guests' trash so the PM has to go pick up their trash and haul it away, light bulbs are blown out, etc.