Thanks for the input, everyone. I am brand-spanking new to the VAF forum and you have been very helpful. I have had several email threads with Jesse and he seems like a very up-front person, answering all of my questions through several back-and-forth emails. I've just about decided on buying, or builder-assisted building, an RV-10 and am in the process of getting comfortable before I drop a load of $. I'm sure I will have many more questions for everyone in the near future.
You will find the resources in this community to be unlimited, don't hesitate to use them.
Jesse comes from good people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Saint
If you have never read The End of the Spear, you have really missed something. It is an incredible story about Jesse's grandfather.