I took free motion quilting as far as I could on my domestic machine. Each time I priced a sit down machine, I could not overcome sticker shock. Finally, the price dropped enough that I was able to purchase it with free financing. Starting a business never entered my mind and it still hasn't. I like doing what I do when I want to do it. More times than not if I make a free motion quilting design mistake, I say oooops and keep on going. Pretty sure that kind of attitude wouldn't make for good business! I have quilted for my sister and she is super easy to please. I'm still learning and am shocked at the learning curve of free motion. Who knew? Anyway, since I wasn't interested in paying someone else to quilt my quilt - owning a longarm seemed to make good sense. I know that I have more than paid for my sit down longarm had I paid someone to quilt my quilts. Glad I made the purchase as it is always good to go and ready for it's next quilt! No business for this gal!