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Well you have a good source in your friend to start with. You can tap them for some basic info. I just started with a bachmann hogwarts set and launched from there, along with some dollar store houses. I hated the snow on them so I repainted the snow green to look like moss. another thing is to poke around and see if you can find info at the library (as others said) or maybe a bunch of old model train magazines, and eventually a subscription to something like model railroader. walther catalog comes out once a year for about 20 dollars and can give you tons of ideas, even if you don't buy the models... you might come up with a way to make them on your own. space was a big thing for me too. Like others said think about what you can do. modular is great, or you might just try to set up say a lenght of several strait tracks with switches along a wall that challenge your ability to transfer and switch the cars. N is about half of HO scale, and while I enjoy HO scale better too you can fit a decent N scale layout on an old door good luck with things. Don't get discouraged, it's a hobby that takes time. You can see from my set up (in my sig link) that our churches set up isn't much more than some track on a green tablecloth with dollar store houses right now. as it builds it's kind of exciting watching it grow though!
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