I have a long arm - but I have quilted even large quilts on my regular old Brother sewing machine from Walmart for years before hand! I bought my long arm mostly for myself but I do quilt for others to earn a little extra fabric money. But I also quilt - A LOT. Daily. LOL* So that's part of why I bought it. But if I weren't going to ever quilt for others I probably just would have bought an extended throat sit down machine. Those expensive toys are FUN but not necessary. You and do it! The more you sew the more you'll know what is right for YOU.
