I'd love to get a guide that shows me how to set this up and get started. 

It is a great resource for education and networking.There are any number of agents from the Cleveland area who are regular contributors to BP. 

You need to take into account your long term goals, your short term goals, your resources especially finances, and your risk tolerance. 

I have a few questions as I am new to the game but I have a basic understanding through this great site and finishing the Ultimate Beginners Guide to Real Estate Investing and I wanted some feedback on my strategy if that is ok.

Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Chapter 4501 As of 11/15/17 Page 4501-7 The Borrower may have an ownership interest in a residential property other than the Mortgaged Premises if the Borrower does not occupy the property, and the Seller documents the following in the Mortgage file: The Borrower inherited their ownership interest in the property and shares ownership with another party, or The Borrower owns the property with another party and the debt associated with the property was assigned to the other party by a court order (e.g., a divorce decree), or The Borrower is a cosigner/guarantor on the related Mortgage debt and someone other than the Borrower has made payments on the debt associated with the property for the most recent 12 months, as documented with copies of canceled checks or a statement from the lender See Section 5401.2(b)(i) for requirements for excluding liabilities, including Mortgage debt, from the monthly debt payment-to-income ratio.Well - this is my third property that I am acquiring.

If you know why they don't want to lend you in the first place, then someone here might be able to point out to the best resource.

I don't know anyone doing 15% down for commercial.Read through the selling guide (link below) and then contact Rob Haser @ Movement Mortgage. 

Following is a good resource on the rules. https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/plan-participant-employee/retirement-topics-prohibited-transactionsAnother option is to open a solo 401k if you are self-employed and then you can borrow $50,000 once you transfer the IRA to the solo 401k plan.

The compliance costs are more than just paying professional managers and may mean more larger, institutionalized ownership (with resources for a law firm to constantly fight and full time professional managers able to keep up with all the rules)... 

Also, I fully agree in that you need a "guide" especially in the beginning if you've never done this before.If you want to know more about this and need help, just PM me and if you look at my profile, you'll get a better idea as to my philosophy/ methodology.