Once you have grown to the point where you are beyond house hacking and are purchasing for pure investment, not a place to live, then you can really start using the LLC or other strategies.   

In my opinion the best way to house hack is to purchase a multifamily where you can live in one unit while renting out the rest.

Hi All, my names Josh, I'm a kiwi living in the UK building the portfolio with a unique business model which brings into other investors into a compoinding model with both Capital and perpetual returns.i have a well developed process and network here in the UK and New Zealand, wanting to explore the US market.

Here, there are lives at stake.

Both groups are showing up with a clear purpose, need a good night's rest and want a safe place to live close to where they work/study. 

I currently have 3 tenants that are all female and I live in the 4th room (house hacking). 

If you can live with roommates, do it.

They are happy to look further from where they live, in a better rental market, because they do not want to do the management.If this were the case, then as others have said a hybrid of a 2-4 unit might be the best place to start.  

But, we now live across the country and managing from this far just doesn't make sense for us anymore so we are ready to sell.

@Chris KellyI lived in an apartment when i was younger and the downstairs tenants smoked like Cheech & Chong.