I am planning on purchasing my first property this year that will be a house hack, however for now I am still renting as I travel for work. 

But you’ll be asked to show that you have responsible financial habits using other forms of documentation, such as proof of paying rent and utilities.

@Kristi Wolfe if you're willing to travel that far, check out DeKalb & Rockford as well.

Like everyone has said, I believe it is a question of personal strategy and assumptions one is comfortable with, rather than there being greater or lesser path to travel. 

I plan to establish this as my permanent residence and travel in the off season.

I rent weekly to traveling workers and get close to short term rates but they tend to stay for at least a few months at a time.

I've also had good luck with Traveler's Insurance.

I also travel a lot for my "day job" spending 19 weeks out of town for them plus the time spent working on my investments if that matters toward the "majority" of the year.

I don't really have a specific niche that I am looking into at the moment so any input or suggestions would be helpful (but I think most of this is just preference, something I have to continue to explore personally).Quick snippet about me, I have been working for a property tax appeal company for about 9 years(with the exception of the year I took off to move to Greenwich Village Manhattan and did some extensive traveling while one of my companies was thriving).

Think of the travel time, 88 roofs vs 1 or 3.