Hi Bruce,Yes, and flush the toilets and run the water in every drain, including floor drains.Open the windows for a while to air it out.The water evaporates in the traps and sewer gases fill the house.Don't light a match or smoke inside until the house airs out.Also be there when the water comes back on and look at, and listen (at the meter) for leaks.Good Luck!

I am getting complaints that one of the roomamte is loud and smoking weed.

Every great once in a while we'll have a smoking deal over that 6% threshold, and they are sold within about 0.03 seconds :)

Tenant has altered the house without permission (including but not limited to removing all smoke alarms). 

That’s why you see so few that smoke, drink, use drugs, or eat fast food.  

Yeah...just don't allow smoking anywhere on the premises.

Utilize the 401k, perhaps unsecured loans from a credit union to help you get going.And yes, find a smoking hot female real estate investor.

The US citizen, alone, makes over 3x the rent, no evictions, no smoking, complete references, great credit.

Are you prepared to lose a friendship if your friend spends more time chatting, drinking and smoking than working?

Painting is a usual item for landlord to do, unless you smoked in the unit, if so you can be charged for prep/ priming before painting to eliminate smoke odor.I would ask to see receipts for items she lists as replaced.Put it in writing and ask for your deposit back, send proof of payment of last water bill and if you don't like her response you can take her to small claims court. but make sure you do this within the time line that your state permits according to the landlord tenant laws..