Stay put until the market picks up. Practice on the work flow and build up a good portfolio to market yourself. Time means money and if you can't produce images quickly then you're eating into your profit. Try and cover all areas and styles in your portfolio. Internal, external, commercial, leisure, Medical, education etc. Some Architects specialize in certain areas, others cover all areas of construction. The wider your variety of work the wider you can cast your net.
As for work flow, here's mine;
-receive drawings in dwg or pdf or jpg
-import or open in AutoCAD to model
-file link into MAX for lighting, materials cameras etc.
-render high res and open in Photoshop for post processing.
Animations are a different kettle of fish
I'm sure everyone works differently and some similar. Everyone has their own preference. Search the forum, I'm sure this question has been answered many times in the past. Hence the no reply to the post. Good luck, but think before you jump.