You need to call multiple lenders, and have an idea what you are trying to achieve.  

If more people achieve this through success with house hacking then perhaps it could turn into one of the most popular investment strategies available today.

If I can be proven wrong I would LOVE that, becuase it means that there are a crap ton of creative ways of helping people with 2-3% mortgages achieve all sorts of things while keeping their loan that they don't think they can...

It will be beneficial to achieving your goals.

Obviously it can be done well or poorly, like anything.My experience is that buyers still have a somewhat negative preconception of them and you won't achieve a comparable value on resale even if building costs were the same.

Make sure to connect with local lenders and brokers as it's beneficial for achieving your real estate goals.

But at the same time, I think of the old adage "Fortune favors the bold" and believe that in order to achieve wealth/goals you need to take some risk. 

It will be beneficial to achieving your goals.

Seems like your biggest issue is rent - what is market rent and what prevents you from achieving that rent?

I love that you are just beginning your RE journey and you are in the right forum to help you achieve your goals.