TrueSpace is excellent package. And also for free comes with beginner to advanced level video tutorials. Thise whole package used to be well over hundreds of dollars, and is now free. But yeah, Maya is expensive, Max is expensive, so just stick with the easier and lighter tools. Even going with 3D World Studio. If your good with, or even decent with Unreal Engine then 3D World Studio would be easy to understand. Other then that, there is a big following, and lots of documentation for TrueSpace.

Link to Video Tutorials TrueSpace

Link to Download TrueSpace.