Good line on a SBC short block?

[Mrturner1]

I want to find a SBC short block that'll hold up to some performance parts, but I don't wanna spend a lot. I looked at summit and Jegs, and found some stuff on google but the cheapest ones I could find are still 1500$ bucks. I have also thought about getting a bare block and buying a balanced rotating assembly to try and build it myself, but I don't think I want to do that with new parts be'ins it'd be my first short block.