Frankly, I feel that within the next decade, tax return preparation will be commoditized and extremely easy (automated).

I work as a tax preparer at a local office.

Of course I know I need to make sure it is a buildable lot, but what other questions do I need to be prepared to answer when I go to sell this lot to an investor?

Sometimes deal flow and active participation is worth a lot for someone who wants to remain truly passive and they Should be prepared to pay for that convenience or they can buy some public securities.

Just be prepared to do a sand and recoat every few years.

If you find a deal you must be prepared to act fast.

You should make sure you prepare a scope of work before you get a a contractor to give you a bid. 

REI is a specific and complicated subset of business finance, accounting, and tax preparation - and taking advantage of the tax law to pay only the taxes that are legally due, requires tax code knowledge that is specific to this industry and your specific tax classification within it.I am very glad that you are asking about using an attorney - as there usually is a huge temptation to do it all yourself and the internet makes it look soooo easy.  

With that in mind, I think that an Airbnb could be a plausible option as well.I listen to the BiggerPockets podcast as well as other podcasts that interest me during my night job as a janitor and I am excited to learn and so far I see this website/forum as a valuable resource to learn how I can best prepare myself to make wise investments and to be a good landowner, property manager, etc.

It's tenants that react like this that add some fun to being a landlord assuming of course you know what you are doing and are fully prepared for court.Make sure you document everything.