Well,
you probably aren't short of a bob or two, so why not buy a Minimag trainer, and follow the conventional route?
I'm not impoverished either, limited a bit by the fact that the only 'local' aero club is too far for me to bother with so I'm home taught, I've a bunch of stuff, electric and 40 2 stroke based, but most of it sits waiting for me to decide I'm happy flying an Ultrafly Cessna around.... I'd rather prang my foamie and buy replacements than have to stick the unflown Spit or DH Moth into a bin bag.

I'm finding the learning curve a bit steep - brushed setups and 2 stroke ic I'm okay on, but I'm still at the point with brushless that I don't know whether I need a UBEC, or if the park flyer motor I ordered will turn out to be big enough to power the vacuum cleaner (my 400 replacement has 200W available, I suspect my Ultrafly Cessna will be capable of suborbital flight when the LiPo is charged....)

You MIGHT be able to jump in with the Mig, but there's a world of difference between flying in a sim and coping with REAL trees, wind, and the like - so I'd suggest you buy the Mig or whatever, plus a nice trainer, then fly the trainer endlessly before trying the Mig out. I bought a Spit 2 years back, it's still unflown a year after completion simply because I'm not sure I'll not bend it.