hey people, umm, well its not been very long sense ive found this website and i think its great, but until my points go through i was hoping for a helping hand from you guys.

Basically im attempting to help some friends make a game, and im just making models for them. Well im extremly new at this, as are the rest of the members of the team. My question is can anyone help me get started on making a building.
I want to make a appartment building for right now, w/ windows, a front door, maybe a ladder system on the side eventually. Ive got the basic poly cube extended out and whatnot, but i want to round out the roof and edced of the building, can anyone tell me how to do that. Any tips on how to do anything i mentioned earlier would be helpful too.

Just bear in mind i dont know maya at all, so dont expect me to know all the quick keys you guys know. Sorry, still learning. Thanks for any help you guys can give.