I guess I am confused because nobody has bothered to ask what YOUR goal is.

Do you want to start on park flyers and stay within that genre? Are you interested in clubs? Getting instruction? Just learning on your own? What is your goal? Do you want to be in pattern one day? Aerobatics? Glow? Gas? Heli's? What is it YOU want? Do you ever want to do something beyond the basic three or four channel park flyer or get into giants one day? Maybe turbines? Jets or turbo-props?

What do you want my friend?