"Welcome to the addiction." Very fitting.

I'm only a little more aged in this hobby than you. I started last April building my first plane. Finally got it flying in August. (Long story) And was about ready to solo when the weather turned against me.

When I first went to the airfield, I saw a Shrike there. I could hear it scream by. I have a good ear, I could discern the difference between the motor scream, and the wind noise. I thought. "I gotta get me one of them!" Another day, Doc brought out a beautiful Pitts Special and I thought. "Forget the Shrike, I gotta get me one of those!" And so on, and so on.

My advice. Build/fly your trainer. Then build/fly your second plane, be it a 4*60, Tiger 60, or Pulse, or whatever. Where you want to go with your 3rd, 4th or 5th plane will probably be a moving target for a while. Once you've gotten good at your second plane, you'll probably have arrived at a good idea what you want for a 3rd plane. THEN open your wallet.

FWIW, my first plane is a Sig LT40. My second trainer is a Senior Telemaster (on the building boards now) My next build, a Mid-star 40, then a 4*60. I figure I'll be doing good to be able to fly them well by the end of this next summer.