Pfiew, diving in the deep end head first.
Growing from seed is certainly NOT the easiest to start with. Ficus, also not, unless you are in the tropics.
If you really are after advice, I would recomment NOT starting from seed initially, but buying a plant local to your climate. So if you are in temperate climate, think larch, juniper, field maple. Those are fairly easy to care for and can get you decent results in a relatively short time.