Brand New to the Herp World :)

Edit: I apologise for the length of this post!!! :/ This is my first post, and my posts won't be this long in the future. Sorry!
Hey There :D
I'm brand new to this forum, as well as to the Herp World. So, I thought I'd say hello. :)
I'm Chance, I live in and love North Dakota, and I'm 14 years old. I've been growing Nepenthes pitcher plants for about three years now, and I absolutely love them. I'm a huge theatre fanatic, and probably couldn't live without it. Other than that, I love my family, my friends, and contrary to the typical teenager, I love my school.
Considering that this is a reptile forum, I probably shouldn't keep going on and on about my life, but I'm getting to it!
I absolutely love the idea of owning a reptile. I love them, but I don't actually own one... yet. I am taking care of my friends corn snake for the time being. She is in the process of moving, so it's a win-win. :) I've loved the snake for the month I have had it, and it's gone really well. The only reason I don't have one already is, you guessed it, my parents. :P But the corn snake situation is more like a win-win-win now, because the experience actually convinced them to let me get one of my own! :) It's been two years that I've wanted one, and all it took was a few weeks of having one in the house. How come nobody ever told me that THAT was the way to convince them?? :P
Now that I have a green light, I have been doing more research on them than I ever have before. My dad and I made a deal that we would build an enclosure for it. I'd have to show him the plans for it, and he would need to be sure that it would be sturdy, entirely safe for the snake, and that it wouldn't look like it was something made in a garage by two guys that had never done it before (and of course, we haven't... :P). He pays for any cost of the enclosure, food, bedding, ect. (which was a fantastic gift to me on his behalf!) and I would be in charge of buying the snake myself.
I am absolutely sure that I would like to start out with a Ball Python. I have $300 to spend on it (courtesy of my job... ;D). I would love to have an interesting morph. Nothing too extreme, but a bit of a step up from a normal BP. Which means that I will need to find a reputable breeder (Somewhere in Minnesota or North Dakota, we're willing to drive anywhere in the land of 10,000 lakes :P). Any suggestions?
Also, from the research I've done, morphs have no different care requirements than a normal BP. I'm sure this is correct, but would like to verify it before I go out and buy one. I'd hate to see my investment go down the drain. :)
Also, if there's anything that you feel like I should know about before I go buy one (other than the basics :) I've done plenty of research to cover that), let me know about it! Like I said, I'm a beginner, and open to any suggestions or comments you guys have, seeing as you're the experts :)
I can't wait to be a part of this forum.
Many Thanks!!
Chance

Glad to hear you done the research before buying :)
Ball pythons are ball pythons, morphs don't change the conditions. Sometimes they may act a little odd like spiders do odd things lol. As far as breeders I'm not sure but there are a ton on here so I'm sure you'll find one. Welcome to the addiction

Welcome! It is so good to see you've done research before buying. Make sure you read up on the caresheet and through the threads on husbandry, they are very helpful! Again, welcome to the site, don't be afraid to ask any questions, everyone here is so helpful.

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Welcome to BP.net. Check out Kingsnake.com you might get an idea of what morph you like for your price range. Let us know what you get :) There is a lot of great info on this site about BP care please take time to read as much as you can before you bring one home.

Thank you guys! :)
It'll be a while even before the snake gets into the house, but I'm really looking forward to it :) I research almost everything I can get my hands on, so this forum is going to be a great thing for me! :) But I'm very excited to start my journey into the addiction :) (thanks for the word use deftones :)

Welcome to the forum Chance! You'll enjoy it here!

Marc Bailey is a top notch breeder in Minnesota. I don't know his website, but he would be worth looking up.

Thank you Jason! That's exactly what needed :) I'll definitely look him up!

Welcome to the herp world, Chance! You sound like you've put a lot of thought and effort into this and are off to a great start! If you have any questions, feel free to ask.