At year end it probably takes 2 hours to go through everything looking for errors and printing reports. 

I know nothing about ME law specifically but I assume that can be done in accordance with local customs… Either by obtaining a court-certified copy of the original easement and re-recording it with all of the required signatures OR recording a confirmatory deed of easement which spells out the error and corrects it by including everyone who should have signed the original. 

You don’t have a lot of room for error with $23K.

I've made the same error a couple of times and it is a matter of greed and not understanding. 

It's almost a rounding error. 

Even though I will owe more in taxes if they don't fix the errors it reinforces my happiness to be done with this company.

Starting with the basics like saving and budgeting is definitely a good move, but it sounds like he’s ready for some beginner-friendly real estate concepts too, like analyzing properties or understanding cash flow.Books like Rich Dad Poor Dad for Teens or podcasts like BiggerPockets Rookie could be a great fit.

As a rookie I’m learning right now and saving but eventually I’d like to take action like Dave Meyer’s Start with Strategy, the three resources needed to start is Capital, Time , and Skill.

This might be a rookie mindset is it bad I don't care for cash-flow at the moment in my eyes if someone helping me pay down my mortgage and build equity I'm okay with that.

I file Dave Ramsey on the same page as Suzy Orman people who lived in a different error and financial time.