Like guns maybe worse, radio recommendations online can get testy......,,,,, so il give ya a link to watch and enjoy.
I will also say I started HAM with a Baofeng (cheap china) uvfxp and a yeasu 4x??. I sold the Yeasu , I own 4 Baoefeng tribands(cheap) and 3 Kenwoods(not cheap) those are all 2M and 70M capable the baefengs have some other freq abilities also..
For GMRS we bought 4 BTECH dualbands.
Plan on antenna upgrading to include a roof mount for vehicle use, your car is a Faraday cage for handheld they will work and i still do it but a roof antenna really gives ya better ears and legs.