Best starter morph?

[Dixie Serpent Den]

Bumblebee would be my pick as well. When I first started 2 years ago I spent 5000 on full grown breeders and made my bumblebee. He is the reason I got into ball pythons. Anything with a spider in it I want. Good luck..... let us know what you end up doing.

[Corvid]

With $1000 I would save up a little bit more, try to get an '09 female pied and ask them to throw in a male het.
OR
You could get a female ghost or albino and maybe a spider and/or pastel male and breed them both to her and start projects?