> budget something like $2400-3000 a year to be serious about it what I described above... Companies like Vultr can provide cheap BGP services (free in the cas

> budget something like $2400-3000 a year to be serious about it what I described above... Companies like Vultr can provide cheap BGP services (free in the case of Vultr) which can be combined with cheap VPS instances as gateways that back-haul your subnet to a home or office server. This type of setup is mentioned down thread. You could easily end up paying more in ARIN fees than infrastructure costs. > One of the main purposes of having an ASN is to be truly multihomed For me the main interest in having my own ASN is IP portability across hosting providers. Unfortunately, IP reputation is a thing, especially for e-mail. If I had a portable subnet I wouldn't need to sweat how and where I host my infrastructure. In my case, I could change my office ISP from Cogent to AT&T without worrying about losing e-mail. EDIT: I'm probably overblowing the risk of being blocked by GMail, Office365, etc, after an IP migration. Don't let me dissuade any aspiring SMTP admins. Nonetheless, my overarching concern is maintaining control of my digital presence (personal and business), no matter how hard Google, Amazon, and others try to squeeze all the small players out of the space.