They save a lot of money in annual filing fee's with the state.  

They do have savings built up, but I am sure even with the military PCS'ing them they will still have some expenses getting settled. 

You give them a way out of where they are, and typically giving those people that way out saves them from a lot more heartache.

I have all the connections to save money on materials.

Currently saving up money and thinking of going the live-in multi-unit route along with possibly some tax lein investing back in Indiana.  

Another option I could try to sell it privately for 25,000.

But if you do have that set of keys, you could save yourself a locksmith's fees in case if any emergency came up.  

Annual Premium - FHA loans have expensive private mortgage insurance premiums (which is required of all loans where more than 80% is still owed), tacked onto the interest rate.

My other choices are to buy a turnkey out of state (which I find very interesting but scary at the same time since I don't know many people out of state) or to just keep saving until me and my serious girlfriend are ready to settle down into a house hack.What I would love to do is buy a one a family out of state for around 100K so that I can get started in real estate and also not have to put a huge down payment so that I still have the capital to do a house hack in the future.

We do not have a lot of money saved up but may be able to put up to $20k towards an investment to get off the ground.