Good luck with going the house hacking route :) 

Would love to hear from anyone who has gone this route.

I personally would go that route as it would probably be less expensive. 

Quote from @John Paul Palace: So has anyone out there gone the route of Rent to Retirement?

Assuming you go the HELOC route, another option to reduce your costs assuming you have decent credit is to look at credit card balance transfer promotions.Back in 2003-2004 I had HELOCs on my investment properties and interest rates were increasing.

That’s leverage.One of the first routes I’d explore is seller financing.

Like there are so many different routes you can take I understand that but I would like to know more about the brrr method and things in general as far as getting started.

Quote from @Jack Matthias: Hi Josh,Curious why the Heloc as this can be done with better terms going the conventional route. 

It’s not necessarily more difficult than market-rate rentals, just different.If you’re seriously considering this route, feel free to reach out.

The co-host route is the easier route, but then you pay for it obviously!