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. 

I do marketing for a boutique RUBS company and I'm trying to develop a win-win model so that tenants are happy, too (or at least not unhappy).

Some boutique multifamily brokers will have it listed on their websites as well.

@Sammi Johnson would love to hear a deeper dive into the details of your financing structure and development plan - sounds creative.We use Eviivo for our boutique motels - also considered ResNexus. 

My wife and I own a townhouse in Calvert county but we're looking to purchase a row home in Ridgley's Delight/Pigtown area, as my wife has recently opened a boutique in downtown Baltimore.Our plan is to purchase a 3 br owner occupied rental and rent out the other two rooms, preferably to medical professionals/residents from UMMC.