Jared Kushner Got His Start As Somerville Landlord

BOSTON, MA - JUNE 22: Nick Hildebidle poses for a portrait in Boston's Allston neighborhood on Jun. 21, 2017. Hildebidle took Jared Kushner's company Somerville Associates LLC to small claims court over his security deposit. Before Jared Kushner was the top White House adviser, the one handling everything from Middle East peace to retooling government and attempting to establish backchannel talks with Russia, he was the young Harvard student trying to make inroads in a ripe but rundown housing market in Somerville. He made a number of mistakes, and left numerous tenants angry in his wake. (Photo by Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)