Have met him personally a couple times and he is just a great guy all around. 

Above just the assumption that it'd be far more of a corporate environment, I just don't think that would happen at a larger shop, at least not for quite awhile, and I do think I would generally be more at home with a smaller office of people (smaller being relative to multi-national, or coast-to-coast, I suppose).Personally speaking, do you find that you're in that type of environment with a boutique brokerage?

Just not a big fan of the ups and downs personally 

I'm looking to buy houses off market for personal investments.

Business Continuity: If you invest with partners, a properly structured key person insurance or buy-sell agreement funded by life insurance can ensure a smooth transition if one partner is no longer around. 

@William H.I haven't personally gone through Michael Blank's mentoring program, but I've heard mostly positive reviews from people in the multifamily space.

Personally I think both are important.

I don't think there is a market for that personally. land development is done on a very local basis and isn't a service many CRE brokers use.

I have purchased many homes in the past as personal residences and always with the help of an agent.  

They mentioned that the family member began debt consolidation 20 months ago, the way debt consolidation works the company lets it go into collections I am concerned that if the person files for bankruptcy.Even just one of 3 family member file a bankruptcy 7, can they stay 3 to 5 months without paying rent?