Long term success means having a team of CPAs, Attorneys, Title Companies, GCs, trades, roofers, cleaners, lenders, and so many others on your team as an investor.Good luck. 

when lehigh was put in they punched in roads to 250,000 lots.. one can google earth it today and see blocks of lots with like 2 or 5 homes per 50 lots.. lots trade there when its good times for 20 to 25k and bad times 2 to 10k  like a ping pong ball.. the GFC took down many land plays even out west..

Keep your Trade job.

I do but I dont think I can share his name on the open forum .. well as long as your all cash should be no issue.. its when you need a loan or selling to third party that wont buy without title insurance.. keep in mind there is a lot of land that is traded via quit claims all over America .. 

Btw we are not financial planners by trade, but work pretty adjacent to this space.

Take that money and purchase Bitcoin.

Gen Z is Gettin HandyOne glimmer of hope is the new Generation Z folks are getting interested in the trades.

Investors should fully understand that Section 8 is not a cure-all for Class C & D tenant challenges, it's just trading one set of problems for another.We see too many investors not doing enough research to fully understand all this and making naïve investing decisions.

However, I have almost no trade skill knowledge so I'm looking at demo, cleanup, yard work, etc. type of jobs. 

You can get a new job, get a promotion, and learn a new trade.