We are much more of a boutique operation/team who run hard with our boots on the ground team who do serious digging and are able to acquire properties that we purchase or put under contract or sell well below market.

We looked all over with a handpicked boutique realtor. 

Thank God we did not buy our boutique hotel last year based on AirBnb proforma.

The only way that it could work is a freelance/boutique size architect, they might not have the best practices, but i make sure they do not cut corners.

If you want to short term rental in the city, it has to be a single family, duplex or a twindominium/boutique condo situation.Let me know if you have other questions, I'm happy to help! 

I have been with both a small boutique brokerage which had unbelievable commission splits, and with large brand name ones with bad commission splits.  

Alternatively, you could use your PI skills you've described to find a local boutique commercial broker that works in the retail or small retail asset class. 

I had considered opening a small, boutique hotel and hadn't even considered the possibility of an SBA loan.

I worked in the IT department of a boutique law firm in NYC for about 16 years doing web development, intranet development and BPI. 

This is a true boutique law area, and most lawyers should just have the grace to say they don't know, instead of shooting from the hip and giving out wrong advice.