By the average hobbyist? I don't think so!!!!!!!!!!!

I work on SMD all the time. All that's needed is a 40W temperature
controlled iron, a roll of good solder braid, and 63/37 solder with internal
no-clean flux.
I go down as far as 0402 components, which look like sand, and have replaced
100 pin QFP chips without problem. BGAs are where the hobbyist becomes
incapable of working on them. (Ball Grid Arrays)