That means you will either have to sell loot often or be selective as for what you are looting. I have been to qeynos and freeport many times, and yet I'm not sure what's the best place to start in. Qeynos is less crowded, yet there are less mobs to kill. There's a nice dungeon in the qeynos hills which you can go to at level 6 or so. Freeport has alot of mobs to kill, and it borders with the northern desert of ro, which is a great place to get from level 7 to 15.
Misty thicket is one of the best newbie places to hunt in.
If you follow the road out of rivervale you should rich a wall with two halfling guards. You start with Mend, perhaps the most important Monk skill. Mend drastically reduces downtime. I wouldn't use mend during battles until your mend skill is at least 100 because it may fail and hurt you, and there's nothing more anoying then almost winning a fight, then using mend worsening your wounds and dying. Level 1 - Dodge, although you start with this skill you must put 1 point into it for it to start rising.