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.

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.

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.

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

If they continually kill deals they will get a reputation and the Realtor referrals will dry up and they will have little work.

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).