I think a lot of prospective owner operators don't do enough research, checking out companies' websites and comparing. Plus, I laugh when I see people that haven't been company drivers (or drivers at all) and want to be an o/o from the git-go. Booth, as successful as he was or precieved he was, was an exception. I was an exception as well starting with a rental truck pulling high dollar hhg (at the time) where I could walk away with nothing to lose.
Wanting a great truck is normal. Doing whatever it takes to get your dream truck iitially usually means failuire. I lease-purchased my T600 off my dad fora number of months at 2500/mo paying down the price before saving for a down payment.