Most agents find that Re/Max has the best solution for experience agents and still great resources...I started with a small boutique brokerage, and got 0 training and I floundered for 6 months before I started to really get how it all worked...don't make the same mistake I did - in retrospect, I wasted time and lost deals because of it.

I would like to join a local investor focused boutique real estate brokerage that fit my goal as a future RE investor.

I had talked with some boutique lenders such as B2R, La Quinta etc, and only coming out with high rates & less than favorable terms.  

I am sure there are benefits to ‘boutique’ providers and other models as well, and I would be open to hearing about them, but I believe I may feel more secure/confident with companies that were most likely to stick around and strive to continuously earn my business with quality rehabs and PM.

@Jerome Harrod IIJerome you going to find it not impossible to find a boutique broker that will allow you to do personal deals that are not traditional listing deals.

I also want to own a property that I can turn into a restaurant to start and then another company that I can turn into a boutique hotel.  

or are you talking about fixing and flipping to those looking for rentals. ( IE a boutique turn key provider).there is a huge difference in the mid west or cash flow markets when it comes to fix and flip retail... if your priced out and think your going to move west to find those cheap properties that are usually rentals and then fix and flip them.. that in most instances won't happen.. the amount of properties that sell to homeowners these days below 100k is pretty small.. the vast majority of these are bought by investors for rental purposes.Of course there is exceptions. but generally what I see and fund are fix and flip retail at the 120 to 200k end price... and much higher  like Texas we focus on buys in the 150 to 200k range and exits at 300 to 500  same with charleston SC and Portland were I am pretty active... rehabbing from afar as a civilian  IE someone who is not really versed at it is one of the riskier things you can do.. there is so much that can go wrong. even with the best intentions.   

With single point of contact our PM's can do a boutique style of service while still growing our portfolio, this way they can each manage 130-175 doors each and know the owner and their specifics and tenants and their specifics.

Find a Realtor that also manages property and/or owns local investment properties.Many of our local boutique real estate brokerages start as just that, and eventually move into managing their real estate empires and drop the traditional real estate agent portion of their business.

As a RE  Agent you will be working as an Independent  Contractor and by TREC or  RE law no brokerage firm can fix  your hours or limit you to work under  certain conditions its  totally  depends upon you.However, if you are working with small boutique style brokerage  firms its  easy to work independently butt when you are working for big firms its better to go to office and get some real time experience they also have the option of giving bench time which allows you to  take walk in customers if any.