Abhorrent or not, its the cost of entry. Dont forget that you will also need to spend $99 for the developers license and if you decide to incorporate, its going to cost the filing/organizational/franchise fees as well.
But all of these expenses pale in comparison with the cost of your time if you can otherwise making over $50 an hour(think $100+k a year)
With a Hackintosh its imperative that you have hardware that is pretty specific, if you expect just any hardware to work flawlessly youre in for a bag of hurt. Thats why most Hackintosh guides provide you a list of "supported" motherboards, videocards, etc. Anything outside of this list and you will face difficulties with sound, wireless network, u name it