Sell all gaming gear and forget it existed.

I like your Dad's idea. Construction has a major labor shortage. Go learn a trade you are interested in. But at night, take some business classes at an accredited school. Start to plan for in 10 years to open your own business in the trade you learned. There are a lot of old construction subcontractor business owners with no next generation of leadership. The best path to wealth in America is small business ownership. You could be killing your late 40s and 50s.