Truth is you can start a paysite for a little as $5-$10k but don't expect a whole lot in return, unless you can fully support it with traffic and joins yourself.
But most decent mid-range sites run $50k-$100k startup and it helps to have another $10k-$25k per month for the 1st 3-6months... At that point you should be able to sustain a site and maybe even see some profit...
