If you are wanting to start mining here is what you need...and what you need to know
This is written for home miners/small farms, but can be used as a guideline for most operations. Use this post as a reference for what you need to research, or what questions you need to ask before jumping in.
Always nice to see some of my advice being passed along.
OP I'd definitely follow the quoted post. I wrote up that guide based on my experience to help others with questions such as yourself.
Apart from that the best advice I can give is don't dawdle on deciding how to proceed. Once you have done the research either go in or go another route. The longer you wait the less accurate all of your research is. Right now is a good time to get in assuming your situation is suitable. There is good gear on for a decent price for BTC right now. Here is a list of
current competitive hardwareThe best example I can give is that I got really interested in GPU mining October of 2017, took me until January to decide I was going to go for it, and by that time my costs nearly doubled to get set up. Not to mention the shipping delays.
Best of luck figuring out how to proceed