I belong to two large quilt guilds and each of them has several people with longarm machines that do beautiful work. A couple of the girls have burned out and gotten rid of their machines. Unless you can afford the machine just to do your own work you may find it is a burden. Once doing other people's quilts to pay for your machine becomes a necessity it takes a lot of the pleasure out of the process. I was a handquilter for hire who is basically out of business because of the longarmers so I probably sound like sour grapes. Having to deal with other people's tops, loading and unloading the machine etc. and just he time and space it requires can become a burden. You will have to quilt a lot of quilts for other people to pay for the machine before you can feel free to leave it sit when you are tired of it. IF money is no object enjoy your new toy. If it is a problem it won't belong before you feel like you are working in a sewing factory. Just my two cents.