It's growing with some new businesses and corporate offices and many people commute to New Orleans.

If you are planning on house hacking it sounds like it either has to be OC or you need to work/live somewhere else (unless you like a long commute).  

In her case, FHA let her keep the first home she bought with FHA financing and buy a new one with FHA financing, because she'd gotten a job far enough away that it would be too far to commute to her new job. 

I commuted from my home in the Napa valley and spent 9 nights a month at this apartment for all those years.One month I forgot my check book and I had cash on me to pay the rent.. they would not accept it.

There is still a severe shortage of housing, but it has also been combined with a strong trend toward living in the city instead of dealing with a 2 hour commute everyday.

I'd be happy to tell you about more examples of pleasant successful doctors who find themselves needing to rent, if you're open.Are you saying they commute from OHIO to New York City every day to help poor people? 

If you can imagine, living in a place that will buy you a literal mansion of sorts for $500,000 and only being a 45 minute train commute to work.  

The place is near her job and on a low-stress commuting route.

The commute options?

A long distance commute to fix a leaky faucet is gonna be a issue.