1. The media and news is very rarely correct. Real estate investors are bombarded with views and opinions from 'experts' on TV and in the newspapers.  They rarely, if ever, call it correctly. That's why you need to know for yourself what's really happening.

2. 1000's of real estate investors get caught out and invest heavily in real estate - just when it is about to seriously crash. Just turn your mind back to 2004-2007 and you'll remember. Those investors got severely burned by the ensuing real estate crash. Had they known how to read the cycle, they would have had the opportunity to protect themselves.

3. Position yourself ahead of the curve. By gaining a deep understanding of the real estate cycle, you can be ahead of the curve and the crowd. This is an advantage to have at all stages in the cycle.

4. They say real estate doubles every 10 years. That's sort of true but only if you look back over the past 80 years. If you bought real estate in 2007, if won't have likely doubled by 2017 - in some areas it still hadn't reached 2007 levels! However, if you bought in 1997, it will likely to have more than doubled by 2007. Understanding the cycle allows you to make better judgement calls.

5. Rents and yields also move and change through the cycle. If your real estate investing is based around rents and yields, then an understanding of the cycle will give you and edge.

6. There are certain economic events & drivers that accelerate values in real estate. An understanding of this can enable real estate investors to look for these, and thus choose to invest in projects and real estate that will likely give the highest gains.

7. The 'Rich-List' always has a significant number of names who have created most of their wealth through real-estate. You will be hard pressed to find one on the list, who got their timing wrong! Understanding the real estate cycle intimately is about getting your timing right.