RE: Complete Newbie.... Which treestand?
I don't think you can go wrong with a summit cobra for about $210, and 17lbs.
Then as you get yourrself some more money, or birthdays, get youself a hang on for the spots you can't climb, then a couple ladders for the spots you know produce year after year. I have all three, and a ground blind, and use them all.
"In heaven, even the fish have antlers"