Because there is a considerable amount of equity available I would like to refinance once I have tenants established and use the cash to then apply towards purchase of my next buy and hold property.However the couple financial institutions that I spoke with and currently have relationships tell me that the home will need to be in my name and not an LLC. 

The property currently cash flows at about $8k/m, and has about another $2k/m cash flow upside as the rent increases we've instituted stabilize over the next year or so.If we cash-out refi, we'll have the chance to add another property to our portfolio (probably NNN in the $1.5m range) and keep a stabilized, cash-flowing asset; we'd cash flow maybe $1k more a month when all is said and done and diversify our holdings a bit. 

We have about 1200 active local investors (my personal estimate) and the institutionals.

I am participating in online tax lien auctions.

The sponsor had an institutional equity partner that was forcing a sale because of total mismanagement. 

I’m interested in participating in the HB Meet Up.

But if the person works for an institutional lender, it shouldn't be hard to do some due diligence on them. 

If they could pay the same and stay in a furnished house, they would.You mention the medical and educational institutions. 

You can self-educate through books/podcasts and on-the-job training/experience, but if you truly love finance and want an institutional environment, go for it.

Hell, I have one (but I don't do non-institutional financing as it could screw with my "day job" that I'm licensed to do, so don't hit me up :P ).