Welcome Brandon. As Jimmy stated the Wiki and a good sharp straight razor goves the best shave with proper prep and a good shave soap or cream. While you are preparing to enter wet shaving I would suggest using your hair shampoo and hair conditioner on your beard as a prep and see how that goes. Lots of good shave soaps and creams available but most are available only off the web. Read through the SOTD and see what everyone else is using. SRD Shave soaps are really good and affordable. Maybe order some samples to find a scent you like. Other good brands are TGQ and C.O Bigalo available at Bath and Body Works, a brick and mortar store. There are lots more this is just a very few that come to mind. Most of us like a pure badger brush for soaps and they are a less expensive brush. Stay away from the brands of straights listed in the WIKI as brands to avoid and in the beginning EBay. The classified section of this site is a good place to get a straight razor as are the vendors that advertise here and in the vendor corner under the classified section. Another option would be a double edge (DE) razor from Merkur or a vintage Gillette. Going DE it is a good choice to find a web site that sells blade sample packs to find what works best for you. It's better than what you are using now and not as steep a learning curve.

Good luck!