I don't think there is any way around part 117 if the company moves you from home, even just to "commute". It's a dirty secret in our industry that was briefly pierced on the Colgan crash. Pilots commute across the country then start a full duty day.

If the company did move you, you would lose days off. How do you get around that? Although any deadhead after your shift is counted as duty and not flight duty, the same cannot be said with the beginning of your duty period.

It seems far easier and cheaper to purchase commuter hotels. Alternately, you could see more outstation basing such as at airlines like Allegiant.