House hacking questions and advice

[Juan Pereira]

Since I began following BP, I’ve become very interested in house hacking and is my primary goal to get into real estate investment. 
This may be a common sense question but when house hacking, is it recommended to act as the landlord myself or to go through a property manager?

Follow on questions, is it possible (or smart at all) to house hack 2 properties in 2 different locations (city, state, etc) and live in both. In other words, like if I travel due to work or life, I have a place to live in both.

I’m open to suggestions (and criticism). I’m learning the ropes so any advice is welcome.