Originally Posted by hopetoquilt
There are places where you can rent time on a LA. Some places have a few different kinds/brands for rent. Some LA quilters may rent time on their LA. Why not try out several of them? See if you like to use a LA and are comfortable doing so.
I agree with this. If you haven't done any quilting yet, you should probably try it out to make sure you don't hate the work. Also - I pray that if you DO go ahead and open a business, you PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE before taking on paying customers. There have been LOTS of stories here of people upset with inexperienced longarmers because their quilt was ruined in one way or another.