Tapping into equity on my property that is under an LLC

[Vinny Muli]

When I first started investing in real estate, I always read that you should have your properties in LLCs to protect your personal assets. Now that I have some equity built up and want to pull some using a HELOC to purchase my next property, no one will work with me because the property is under an LLC. How are other investors leveraging their equity for new deals? Do you keep your properties under your own name? Trying to create a plan to get into another property without using my own cash or refinancing. Thank you!