Most will not want to invest additional funds if it looks like a sinking ship, but if there has been thorough communicating, property has been going according to plan, and is only at risk because of interest rates, maybe some will be on board.Rescue Capital – This can come from boutique lenders or other investors/operators.

I run a boutique luxury marketing firm and my client just listed a $90,000,000 oceanfront property.

If you are self-motivated and don’t need someone regulating your business (ie desk hours), then look at smaller or boutique brokerages that will allow you more autonomy.

How it would (and does) work is that I go to the listing brokerage (some of the smaller boutique REO list brokers, not your Remax, Coldwell Banker, etc) of which I have formed a relationship with, and my offer is made from an agent in the office whom is NOT the listing agent for the seller.

There are boutique manufacturers of linoleum and some of the big players Armstrong/Shaw/Forbo all have lines of linoleum ...

(Road, cross country, and this odd one where they carry their bikes over obstacles)Art and music festivals every week, free concerts weekly in the summer, assort food festivals, several boutique brewers for a beer tour.Great shopping, no sales tax.Quilt festival that brings in over 30,000 visitors every year, Lots of interesting fund-raisers (one where they bring in 8 famous chefs and each chef cooks one course).A philharmonic orchestra.

I'm managing a boutique fund for MFH/Commercial Investments in a specific market.

We're also anticipating more Silverlake creep of shops and boutique restaurants to up the vibe.   

Look for unique really good restaurants, stores, bars, salons, boutiques, usually not major brand type places but a whole lot better.

We are a boutique firm focused on investors.