Already 3 posts, thanks guys, althought some information has been simple and direct, it has helped as I am still very clueless in this. Thanks for the posts and keep em coming, I will look into everything that has been posted so far.
I was aware of the mistake people make by getting into it in a hurry so that's why I am posting in a place like this and I want to make some research before beginning to do anything at all. I know 3000$ isn't very much, but i have to start somewhere and at 19 years of age, you cannot expect me to provide much more than that :s :(