There is not one method to doing this and it mostly depends on how much paperwork you want to do.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

I would work with an investor-friendly agent who focuses on cold-outreach methods like cold-calling, cold-texting, etc to bring you off-market deals under 250k.

This is the simplest method, but it also means your tenants are more likely to abuse the utilities by leaving windows open with the heat or A/C running, leaving lights on, ignoring the toilet that constantly flushes on its own, etc.3.

Aside from the traditional example of acquiring a 2-4 unit property, there are other creative methods of house hacking.

Clermont (just West of Orlando) is building a $2 billion athletic health and wellness community  (Olympus) with over 4,000 homes and retail to match.

Ultimately you have to figure out your budget and then decide what particular methods you can afford to pursue at the moment.  

To begin, I suggest deciding on the method you wish to pursue.

Or is some other method more appropriate?

I am interested to hear what others think, their methods to finance, tools they use and if they would go for it.I might be able to bring some other financing from family but we currently have about 140k to put down (yes I know that's low).