Are the T9+'s a good investment at $1500 including shipping. They same to be quite more reliable than the S9.
Not at 1500 considering they were selling for less than half that if you had a coupon, and they're still in stock direct from Bitmain. I'd suggest trying to find a coupon and buying direct from Bitmain, as they are currently going for $771 with a PSU.
I'm sorry I meant 1150$. With cost per kWh around 9cents
You're going to break even in just over a year if BTC prices hold and difficulty also holds. The latter is extremely unlikely, and because of that I would suggest against it. Difficulty's going to kill you in the long run and draw out your break even time by a lot. Coin prices may rise, but you can't count on that when mining.
Tbh i guess bch should rise by the end of summer.
If you think prices on BCH (or even BTC) are going to rise in the future, it's a better option to just buy some BCH and hold versus buying a miner and mining BCH considering your electrical costs and the cost of a T9+ for you.
I advocate for mining, but in your case buying and holding makes more sense if you think BCH will truly rise.