i started playing about 2 years ago. i biught a cheap Squire guitar cause i didnt want to drop a load on a good expensive guitar w/o knowing if i would stick to it. well i have and love every minute of it. i am not very good but it is a really big stress reliever for me.
my suggestion is to take some lessons at first to get some plan as how to play and how to practice. you dont want ot start bad habbits. i took lessons for the 1st six months to get the basics. since then i been progresing pretty well. i also would suggest to learn how to read TAB right off the bat. there are a ton of sites online that have online lessons
Fender Zentao online lessons Guitar.com
plus a whole lot more. the mel bay books are good also. you might want to go over to
Musicdispatch and look for some instructional books.
hope this helps
the yamminator