Creative strategies for house hacking

[Siyi Tang]

My partner and I plan to buy a home (single family or duplex) and house hack. We are not comfortable with sharing rooms with the tenant, so a separate entrance such as an ADU would be ideal. We are considering purchasing a home with an ADU, but also looking for other options.

Fellow investors, what creative strategies have you done for house hack? What would you recommend for an expensive market like the bay area?