Do you have any reading or anything you would recommend for getting into that type of thing? I was also interested in the viability of like an indoor greenhouse/hydroponics setup for growing chilis and things.
However, they thrive in the sun with little water, you can basically set them outside a window and forget about them.
http://i.imgur.com/Axy5nl3.jpg
The soil tomato on the left is the mother. The hydro tomato on the right was 5 weeks old (cloned from the plant on the left) and already well over the side of the balcony railing, loaded with tomatoes. (Note the lid had to be tied down to prevent the tomato-heavy plant from pulling the lid off and tumbling to the ground below.)
Good to know about using a strong fan for indoor pollination. Might have been the missing element last time I tried.