I've been searching long and hard for a decent masternode with no luck Amy good cheap masternodes out there?
Not sure where I saw this but this website breaks down the cost/ROI for some masternodes: http://www.cryptonode.co/ How about staking coins? You can check out some of the more popular staking coins calculators here: https://qtumexplorer.io/qtum-staking-calculator https://neotogas.com/ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FGo3FkC3uSWXGHatPQyny2brMWjAIJsHFCR-Lhkl_m0/edit#gid=0 Disclaimer: I own tokens in QTUM, NEO and ARK.
I think your asking the wrong question. Masternodes are not a reason to buy crypto. They are a feature to support (and reward) a function that adds value. This is where coins like Chain Coin fell down. In software dev we had a saying that (paraphrased) was everyone wants dev that is good, cheap and now. You can only have 2 out of 3. You can have good, now - dash You can have cheap, now - chain coin You can have good, cheap - but not now, you have to be patient and find one that is right.
Oh, you could also look out for the ZCoin ($XZC) masternode currently under development. The recently did a survey to ask how many coins would be a good number for a masternode: https://twitter.com/zcoinofficial/status/918756903265624066
