Thanks for the imput guys. I had planned to take a class 1 medical early on, I am ex military so had an active career in my 20's and still keep reasonably fit these days, so I should be able to pass every 6 months.
Financing wise I've discussed with the wife and once I pass the PPL we can use the property equity to move forward, but don't get me wrong it's still a huge amount to gamble as we could have used it to get a rental for example, but my gut tells me do it, but just have check points to evaluate where I'm at and where am I going.