Yea where you live is paramount to this.
Where I live ive got 13 and 1/2 hours of sunlight per day at this time of the year. If I had a balcony that means my direct dunlight is cut in half at least if im lucky enough to have my balcony facing east or west. Thats just not enough direct sun per day to grow a plant out.
So yes start at where do you live.