Budget mic setup for flamenco guitar

What's the best way I could spend $200 to get set up to record solo guitar? For un-amplified guitar, would I be better off with a condenser or dynamic mic? I have a line-in on my imac, so I'm wondering if I could forego a USB interface, and plug a mixer/pre amp into the line-in without sacrificing quality. Are two mics better than one, or is it better to sink the entire mic budget into one of better quality? Taking into account the posts I've read and advice from friends, I'm considering the Berhinger UB802 mixer, and an MXL990, or Shure sm-57, or a Sennheiser mic. I welcome your advice and opinions!

I had been thinking of a set of condensers, but there is the budget issue. The whole idea is to record a really simple demo that I can use to get some local, low-key gigs to bring in a few dollars, so I don't want to spend much money to start with. There is the MXL 990/991 set for $99, but I know what you think of the 990 already. I can see what you're saying about sinking a lot of money even into low-priced mics and preamps.
I'm going to try what you first suggested, and just start with 1 mic and 1 preamp. Hopefully that will be higher quality than 2 cheaper mics and a low-priced mixer. I sprung for a used Presonus Tubepre on ebay for $59 including shipping. Maybe after I get something going I could go for a pair of condensers and try out the criss-cross pattern. That sounds like a great way to do it.

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