Your credit score is awesome, and yes, you can maintain that for a lifetime by just being aware of your situation.

I did not like all the strict rules that often didn't make sense or apply to my situation.

You'll notice quickly that there is a common theme throughout the information and you just need to figure out how to apply it to your particular situation. 

Through all the reading I've done and podcasts I've listened to (coupled with my current life/living situation), house hacking looks like the best approach to me.

Hi Nikhil, I'm not expert on this kind of market but wanted to flag how bad the situation has now become regarding tax and rental properties if you are subject to UK tax.

From a financial perspective, given your current situation and proposed idea, I think that you will have a hard time achieving your desired result.

Depending on your situation and the amount of profit you are dealing with, any of those strategies might be just fine, but if you plan to sell at any time, they'll get you with the taxes one way or another, unless you 1031 until you die. 

Also if you see any other potential options for my situation I would love to know.

Here's the situation; I've one rental SFR at the moment that cash flows fairly well. 

What would you do/recommend in this situation?