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In this short commentary, the speaker critiques the common tendency of real‑estate investors to concentrate purchases in their familiar, local market. While acknowledging the comfort and familiarity of investing close to home, he argues that this narrow focus may not yield the best portfolio outcomes. He explains that a single‑market portfolio can experience prolonged periods—often five to seven years—of flat or declining performance when that market peaks and then corrects. To mitigate this risk, he advocates diversifying property holdings across multiple geographic markets that are at different points in their growth cycles. By doing so, investors can offset downturns in one market with gains in another and strategically migrate capital to capture growth opportunities across varying cycles.

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