Ultimately, I'd like to have access to my equity and invest that and earn interest on that or use for other potential projects. 

so the first thing i would ask you is what is your ultimate goal.. if it is to slowly get into investing and build your portfolio over a long span of time while living in your home then yes you should secure agency debt at a great rate to do so, however I would say if you have lived in your house for 2 years plus then you could sell your house to your llc and turn it into an investment property then use that money to fund your next few purchases and go big 3plex 4 plex to commercial house hacking and BRRR along the way

But it is ultimately up to you to find the right balance of cashflow to price.Hope that helps!

And ultimately THAT is what Google wants.

I'd suggest reaching out to different brokers in the area for insight on which areas are appropriate, or, in the alternative, you could seek out a local partner that could assist in maintaining/managing the property.Also, check this guide out for a brief overview of neighborhoods:The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods

That is the ultimate best way in marketing.

You can use The Ultimate Guide to Grading Cleveland Neighborhoods to assist in this.

You rent the entire property to a group of tenants and each tenant should be ultimately held responsible for the entire monthly rent plus utilities.

I was considering it to get started by ultimately my goal is to create positive cash flow through rentals.

Instead of you being stubborn about wholesalers and cash buyers, why don't you find a way to help them and work with them to ultimately help sellers out?