I also have a 4/1 a 3/1, And a 1996 infill house thats a 3/2.5 in the same neighborhood, it doesnt command a premium on rent as the prospectice pool cant seem to afford much more.  

If they are doing deals they have proof of funds letters on command as you will NOT have been the first person to ask for it.

Hypothetically, IF your husband DID intend to reenlist, to solve this issue you would just have to write a letter to the lender that said "I intend to reenlist" and you would also have to get a letter from his command that said he was eligible to reenlist. 

I worked for a company years ago that had one their 10 commandments stating that "People do business with people they like."

With that said, it commands a decent rent for what you can get a property for.

Lincoln, Pike, and Walthall commands high rent.

Your explanation of events is long and a bit difficult to read (you may want to shorten to encourage more responses), but I would try to go over this person's head/chain of command and complain that they did not explain that the $100 was non refunadable. 

I am looking at two, newly  renovated duplexes that will command good rents due to the location but the seller wants a premium for this.  

With a copy of his deployment orders also get contact info of his 'rear detachment' commander in the event he doesnot pay rent.Soldiers are required to pay their rent and other outstanding bills.

You need to be in command and control in this business or they will walk all over you.