It is further agreed that in the event said Tenant, prior to the expiration of this Agreement, or any renewal thereof, vacate, abandon, or surrender the premises at any time during the tenancy then the Landlord will have the right to enter the premises by use of key or by force, if necessary, for the purpose of decorating or repairing said premises so that it may be put in habitable and proper condition for occupancy by a prospective or another Tenant, without being liable to prosecution therefore or damages by reason hereof and without relieving the Tenant of any obligations to pay the rent for said premises.This would be great, but he has a dog and I'm risking one of my team getting bit.

I feel like I can pull the trigger in a couple months on an investment property once I get back home to my civilian life (I am an Air Force Reservist).  

I am currently in the Air Force, but am pursuing a career in Civil Engineering and intend to be transitioning to civilian employment in about a year's time in the North Central PA region.

I did 5 years in the service as well and know it can be an interesting time transitioning to the civilian life.

I am not uniformed but a civilian government employee with a TSP.

You can buy a foreclosed home using conventional financing as long as the home did not sell at auction and is in habitable condition since most lenders will not do a conventional loan on a run-down house that needs a full gut rehab. 

Civilians don't have access to data bases that would give information as to who owns the car, what type of car it is, etc.  

My question: Would it be better for him to purchase the house alone or have myself, a civilian, co-sign?

Transitioning back into a civilian can be a task but not impossible.

@Anthony Martin - Welcome to BP and to civilian life.