If the smoke smell is bad, you should probably wash everything down first, clean the carpets, and then use the ozone generator.These work great on odors from pets, food, or smoke, but it sometimes still requires heavy cleaning first.

They will look at your expenses- college tuition , insurance, food, car, gas, etc to see if you qualify for a mortgage.Also- one option is to get added to your paretns credit card if they have had it s along time with good credit- this will boost your score. 

There was food on plates left around the living room, fly strips hanging from the kitchen light, fruit snacks on the carpet, and the toilets/showers looked like they had not been cleaned in 6+ months. 

What are food ways to start?

Just like food, water, cars, gas, etc. etc. 

If you cater to higher enlisteds or officers they will pay rent, not doing so are career killers.

Picking a contractor before you even have a have a property is like hiring the wedding  caterer before you even propose. 

Food for thought ....P.

How do you handle disputes over common area use, stealing food from each other, taking out trash, someone that monopolizes the space, etc.?

I am 22 and fresh out of college working a sales position for a food company.