The local REI group is just ok, mostly small businesses that support investors.. 

It is always free, we just ask that everyone orders food and drinks to support the venue. 

I have a mortgage broker that can support a cash out refinance where the title would remain under the LLC, but the loan would be under my personal name and credit.

Personal income can easily support loans without rental income.

If it's to build out a team and take a split of your agents' GCI then that means you or your wife will be shifting focus from high touch salesperson, into a management and support role for the agents in your office.

It lit a fire in me because everything he talked about are my areas of expertise:Inbound marketingContent marketingEmail marketingSMS text campaignsSEOCross-channel marketing (websites, social media, podcasts, Youtube) Paid ads (Google, LinkedIn, Facebook)I work in marketing as a campaign strategist and copywriter for a SaaS company that is a CRM, marketing automation, and sales management system for small business.

So my work in the family business wouldn't support me getting my first mortgage - at least not from that lender.Will I encounter the same problem from other lenders? 

'is Raleigh doing this (ADU support) for your best interest or theirs?'

It is all a matter of your goals (i.e. equity accumulation or supporting a lifestyle with cash) and your ability to redeploy capital effectively (i.e. is your cash just sitting or are you buying more properties)

It is also the only one supported by all the major banks.I spend very little time managing my empire.