hi croncejc, kind o fin the same boat as you. FNG with no experience but many ambitions.
I tried ironcad at first but it seemed less intuitive than fusion360 with I played around with yesterday for a few hours. I have ZERO training in CAD, only practical computer experience. I was pleasantly surprised how intuitive it was. The best part was that it's free for enthusiasts! Might want to download fusion360 and see how you like it. The couple tutorials I watched were helpful too.
I've hardly got the CAD program down and now I'm looking for a home/desktop CNC lol. I'm not good at doing things incrementally ahaha
Others may chime in with more helpful practical info.
best of luck!