Remax, Keller, Berkshire,  these types focus on retail residential real estate and look for agents that sell houses to homeowners.smaller boutique firms like mine were 50 agents or less..

Some of my friends are investing on the retail/commercial side opening bars and boutique hotels and coffee shops there.. but I'd be cautious about investing in STR.

However, you may be able to find a small, boutique shop by using the Virginia Lawyer Referral Service.

We have a vision for the project (mixed use or boutique hotel) and have been discussing the concept of a development to-be-completed appraisal which the bank would then loan against, but how long should we be prepared to hold the property while working with lenders on that approach?

There are some great small boutique brokerages that offer incredible value to agents and agent/investors.

We run a small boutique hotel business, essentially STR units.

The main street is mostly full of smaller boutique type retailers.

I recently interviewed with a small, boutique brokerage in Maine (we're moving there next week). 

One was a one man band that I thought was a "boutique" firm.

Currently I am redeveloping a 25,000 sq ft historic mansion into a boutique private STR.