Just because nobody catches shoplifters does not mean that there is "no requirement" to pay for stuff.We would not have had this discussion if you stated your experience more accurately, as in: "In my personal experience, you can continue to do transactions in TX with an out-of-state LLC without objections from title companies."

Even though my primary objective is cash-flow, I also like to be in a desirable area (like Raleigh) with long term growth potential.I’ve talked to several brokers to get a feel for the market and have been told that the cap rates are under 5.5% which is too low for out of state investing.

Conducting thorough market research, seeking professional advice, and assessing personal risk tolerance are essential steps to determine whether commercial real estate aligns with an individual's investment objectives.

Set Goals: Define your investment goals and objectives.

The objective is to house-hack to begin my real estate investment venture.

I would get specific about your objectives and work your way backgrounds to narrow in one a strategy.

Is this backed by objective indicators?

Some more observation on building ADU from business perspective:-I  think building ADU is making more sense if the objective is to use it to family member HOWEVER people can always upgrade or downsizing by selling their SFR and switch to buy a duplex or triplex if they want ( Eg: cost of per unit duplex in San Jose is 400-600-ish , cost of building 2BR 3BR ADU from ground up is $250-350K, not much different but with ADU you can't leverage that much.- In case you're using it for investment then THE Construction cost is the major problem that you need to solve: you need to make sure all the cost associated with building ADU must be at least 0.6 from the projection revenue.

This was the purchase level at which I was comfortable for the investment objective I was pursuing.

It depends on your goals and objectives, on your risk level and on the individual market as well.