Hi and welcome. I would second getting a pro honing. Sounds like it needs the bevel set so from there to shave ready is probably 3 hones and for a new guy a reasonable amount of practice as well. Add to that you don't know what shave ready is and don't have a benchmark it's not going to go well.

Start with a shave ready razor and just use a high grit hone for maintenance refreshing at the first sign of tugging and you should be good for a long time as long as you don't damage the edge.