Want some info before starting new forum online

[Viks]

Hi guys,
I've just joined this forum. Im glad we have something this place to help out poeple like me who are not techies when it comes to designing a forum based website.

I would like to setup an online forum using vbulletin and I have a few questions. I have some programming backgground - HTML/VBcript etc....but not much and even if I did, i do not have much time to design the site myself.

I would like to know what wud it take to setup a Vbulletin based website. Im hoping to get around 50-100 active users in the first year. But i need to know what :-
1. kinda hosting i would require
2. If someone can design this for me.. and if you could point me to some right folks for that.
3. how much startup invetment wud it need.
4. once up and running.. it is easier to maintain ..because I would eventually like to maintain the site myself.

the site is going to be a non-profit patient support forum and therefore I need to keep the cost to the minimum.

I would appreciate your response,

cheers,

Viks