Over the last 3 years I've helped strengthen & grow the management and contracting aspects of the business with the intention of continuing to grow our own portfolios as well as providing valuable service to homeowners and investors. 

*On the wife's side, her father has had decent success in the past from buying and selling several properties in the LA area, and he is willing to partner financially (or even just give a loan) on an investment property.Same as above, this strengthens the financials.

“Today’s decision is a positive step towards creating a level playing field for retailers, and it will serve to strengthen the industry as a whole for years to come,” said Tom McGee, president and CEO of ICSC.

However, if you have good construction background, go for it, it will only strengthen your skills. 

Some editing could strengthen and less is more.

He's going to have to find a way to posture himself to appeal to those voters in the context of having said a bunch of weird nonsense that will not work in a general election.He's going to have to say things like "I think we should strengthen the border fence, maybe, and provide due process for people allegedly here illegally to ensure we don't deport the wrong people" and then answer to 'undecided voters' asking "Hey dude, 2 months ago you said we were going to build a mega-wall, make Mexico pay for it, and instantly deport millions of people, and all this other extreme stuff.

I'm trying to strengthen my mindset. 

This will make holding costs rise but it also reflects a strengthening of the economy.

If you can catch him sabotaging something, that would certainly strengthen an eviction case, I'm sure.

So getting my license was well worth it, but my goal was to strengthen my foundation and to sharpen my knife.