Small update. Got the camera, it only had 130 clicks which is far better then I expected for a demo. Looked brand new, no complaints at all.
With that said, this thing is amazing. This is far better then I had expected. Feels solid, easily held, and the lens is exactly what I was after. It handles everything I want it to do 90% of the time.
Going into this knowing nothing about making a DSLR work let alone better then a point and shoot. After spending just a couple days of messing with settings and correcting shots after looking at them, I would say I am pretty close to exactly what I was after. Very easy to pick up and work, feels forgiving, noob friendly. And I dove in head first into the deep end. Manual day one.
Anyway just wanted to thank everyone for the insightful and dead on recommendations on everything. It was exactly what we were after.
Already looking at tripods and lenses on the outer edges of what the 18-135 can do. Maybe a nice wide and higher zoom like a 300, we shall see.
Thanks again