Dazed welcome to the confusion (I mean forum)
I'd like to get back to the backhoe issue. Having a backhoe is like having a second pair of hands, and 3 or 4 strong backs. In regards to renting, you are soon going to be into that phase of property development that when you need a backhoe, you need it right now. You don't want to be 3 or 4 down the list waitng for one to be delivered. Especially if you have subcontrators standing around, on time and materials, waiting for you. And if they pull off your job because your not ready. You may have quite a hard time getting them back. It will be at their convenience not yours. Secondly does that price include pick up and delivery. That adds up fast when they have to bring it out 6 or 8 times. Then after construction and you want to do all that beautiful landscaping. You know the projects where you really should try to take your time for quality. Well a 24 hr rental usually involves trying to squeeze as many projects in as you can possibly get to. They are usually rushed and/or 1/2 finished. The results really suffer. And of course you don't want me to even go there, where you have enlisted help paid for or not. Only to have your rental unit crap out on you, because some 1/2 baked rental yard wannabe mechanic didn't take the time to service it right. Oops kind a got carried away about all those wonderful experiences, that I and others have encountered.
On the other hand, ownership of your own backhoe means its always available when you want it, at your schedule. And you know its capabilities, instead of relying on what somebody else tells you, or has available. If your shrewd you can recover some of its expense from the 1001 people who will stop by after they find out you own a backhoe. And of cousre should you ever get caught up /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif. And feel that you can no lnger justify owning a backhoe. Just post a for sale notice here on TBN, it won't last long, every body wants a backhoe.
I have a new TC29 with a Woods 7500 Ground breaker backhoe and the Woods 1012 loader. As well as my 22 year old kubota L345DT with Loader and backhoe (bought it new). So you can see that I have been doing this for awhile. I think the TC29/33 with the above pkg would probably be well suited for your needs. Kubota also makes good products, and can match a hoe and loader, in a properly put together pkg. John Deere, well I think they have some issues to sort out right now. During construction I think a smaller, yet powerful (at least 29 hp) tractor may be more handy, working in tight areas, same goes for landscaping. I downsized from the L345 to the TC29 for this very reason. Its the after construction/landscaping uses where you need to justify the size of tractor you need/use. If you have to go for the larger frame tractors, then you should equip them with a larger backhoe. Probably the Woods 9000 or maybe a Bradco.
Well thats my $0.47 worth. Good luck, on your tractor purchase. I think your on the right track. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif