I second the idea of reading all the information in the ABC's of Reloading, or a good reloading book. That's how I started, and found a guy who was selling his Dillon 550b and was getting out of reloading. I bought the press, tumbler, separator, dies, and some other miscellaneous items for $400, but that was over 20 years ago.
But knowing I was using a progressive reloader, I really had to mind my P's and Q's. I would (and still do) check every 10th round to make sure the charge is right and check the Overall Length (O.A.L.) of the cartridge for consistency. I use separate dies for seating and crimping. Some dies will do both.
I can definitely understand going the single stage route, especially if you are new to reloading. But if you have 1000 rds a month to do, that's going to take the whole month to do. You CAN start with a progressive as long as you understand exactly what each stage does, and keep a check on it for consistency, and don't have any distractions around you while your doing it.
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