The main thing is to know that the two options you present offer completely different levels of time, effort, skill level, and risk.

I find it to be a logical transfer of skills and knowledge, have you found that to be the case or has it been an equally challenging approach to investing?

She is a broker and has an agent working for her, also these people are investors and have the local RE investor group, who literally learned or honed his skills on the job with their help.It seems that if you get your salesperson license you just may like the interaction since you come from an industry that dealt face to face with people, albeit on a short term case.Good luck...

I'm looking to utilize the same knowledge and skills to make wholesale deals happen.

[a][1] E-2 visas are also available to non-investor employees of the business, as long as the persons are of the same nationality as the investor and are destined for a role in the US business that is either executive/supervisory or requires specialized skills that are essential to the efficient operation of the US enterprise. [2]For new startups, the investment must be large enough to start and operate the business.

Probably only want those that are a 90% match or better.3) Do a DISC Behavior test and see if your skills are compartible.

I have a large historical commercial property that I am starting a rehab on and am in need of a skilled carpenter/framer.

It sounds like you have several of the skills needed.  

I have several and varied skills, contacts, resources, but I am always on the lookout for others with complimenting interests and resources to share with and learn from. 

@Dan Leyden-I made an attempt to a few days back to send you a message, it may not have gone through with my newbie BP navigational skills.