Starting T206 set Looking for advice on how to begin

[Luke]

Hi everyone!

My name is Luke, I'm 27 and live in Seattle. Quick story of how I arrived here: I fell in love with baseball when I was 6 and started collecting cards. In high school I started collecting autographs of HOFers and spending a bunch of time at the Kingdome and local hotels getting signatures from the current players. I also started to collect Rookie Cards or the earliest most accessible card of Hall of Famers and players that I liked. In 2003 I went to off to college and got a job and didn't really have any money for collecting, although I knew I would get back into it eventually.
So, to make a long story short, here I am now with the itch to get back into collecting, and I've decided that in addition to continuing to collect RCs, I'm going to start working on a T206 set. I have 4 already from my earlier collecting days (J. Collins, Speaker, Bresnahan (port), and Snodgrass (catching)) but am pretty much starting from scratch. I found this forum yesterday through the Old Cardboard site and I am hoping to get involved and learn the best ways to go about tackling "The Monster". I plan to go after lower grade cards for the most part and hopefully make some trades along the way to conserve my collecting budget.
I was going to post more about my budget for buying, etc but I think this is getting too long already. Anyway, if anyone has any advice on where to look, where to trade, how to buy (singles or lots, etc.) or anything else that can help me get started, I would greatly appreciate it. I will be checking back frequently and can answer any questions anyone might have for me. Thanks!

Luke
(and thanks to Leon for approving my registration so quick)