If you could prove you had income on your tax returns whatever the source (1099, temporary positions or non full status employee positions), you could get approved.

Which is the reason I will always anticipate going for a solid property management company to help shore up my “weakness” in that area.

You have something much better for temporary assignments than crashing in a hotel.

Could be temporary, but not to say that "the sky is falling".

I'm not looking for a temporary staging company but more like someone who can furnish my entire house with beds, couches, tables etc (everything) and charge me a flat price for the furniture and setup / staging.

I think the tenant will appreciate not having condensation in the winter and not mind the temporary disruption.I'm not about the paybak period in Illinois for solar hot water and solar PV but might be worth looking into.

Now, your tenant maybe nice enough to find temporary housing, saving you some money. 

A "binder" is the temporary policy you get when you first buy a new policy.

Hey Everyone in Chi-town,I'm in the Hyde Park / South Shore area.

I use an equity line of credit and if the property costs more than I have available then I have a local bank that will do temporary interest only financing that I use to get into the home.