Welp I did it. Ordered a Monoprice Maker Select. Plan on getting it in, making sure everything is good wrt mechanical and other connections, and over time tuning it up. Will get a microswiss shortly and do all the other things people suggest.
Also ordered some of the $5 sample packs from protoparadigm.
Still working on my DLP software, but the prices these days are just too good to pass up for a FDM machine.
Anyone in Everett WA?