Should I Live There?
Rent it out or move in — which one actually costs less?
6% P&I · 30-year loan
⚡ Interest-Only mode — lower annual cashflow, but loan balance does not reduce. Equity grows through capital appreciation only.
Assumptions
Loan repayment type
Capital growth
Property & Loan
Rental & Growth
Tax, Costs & Benchmarks
P&E Depreciation: plant & equipment schedule (non-cash deduction). Land Value % drives the VIC land tax estimate. Opportunity Cost Rate: what your injected cash could have earned elsewhere (e.g., stock market, term deposit).
Loan Summary
Purchase price
Stamp duty (loaned)
Other costs (loaned)
Less deposit
Total loan
Cash needed upfront
Year 1 P&L
Year 1 — After-Tax Cash Position
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Invest — Cash Out
per year
PPR — Cash Out
per year
PPR Saves vs Invest
per year
Tax Benefit (Invest)
neg. gearing + depn / yr
Gross Rental Yield
gross rent ÷ price
Net Rental Yield
net rent less costs ÷ price
Full P&L — Side by Side
Line Item
📈 INVEST
🏠 PPR
Income & Allowances
Rental income
Vacancy allowance (4%)
Owner occupier rent saving ($/wk)
Net rental income / Saving
Loan Repayment
Loan interest
Principal reduction
Total loan repayment
Operating Expenses
Property management (0% of rent)
$0 ✓
Rates and charges
Water and sewerage
Insurance — buildings
Insurance — landlord's
$0 ✓
Repairs and maintenance (0.25% of value)
Land tax
$0 exempt ✓
Subtotal: Operating expenses
Owner Occupier Position
Owner occupier rent ($/wk)
$0 — living here ✓
Pre-Tax Position
Net cash position before tax
Tax & Deductions (Investment Only)
Deductible loss (negative gearing)
n/a
Depreciation (plant & equipment, $0/yr)
n/a
Tax benefit (negative gearing + depreciation) @ 45%
$0
TOTAL AFTER-TAX CASH OUT
Annual saving: PPR vs Invest
Net Equity Position — Hold Forever
Yr Equity INV Net Pos. INV Opp. Adj. PPR Net Pos. PPR Opp. Adj.
Net Pos. = Gross equity minus cumulative cash injected. Opp. Adj. = Adjusted for opportunity cost on the difference in cash injection between scenarios (PPR vs Invest). The extra cash PPR requires, if invested at 5%/yr, would grow to... Lower Opp. Adj. for PPR means the extra cash drag is significant. IO mode: loan balance stays flat. No sale, no CGT.
30-Year Net Equity Position
Gross equity minus all cumulative cash invested (no sale, no CGT)
Investment (after neg. gearing, incl. own rent cost)
PPR (ownership cost net of rent saved)
10-Year Cash Flow P&L
Mortgage: monthly. Rent: weekly→monthly. Rates/Water: quarterly. Insurance: annual (month 6). Maintenance: monthly average. Tax benefit: received Sept (2 months after FY end in July).
Invest scenario shown. Rent in = tenant rent (4% vacancy applied). Mortgage = P&I or IO per loan type. Expenses = rates, water, insurance, maintenance (running costs only, not property management for clarity). Tax benefit timing assumes FY ends June 30, return lodged by July 31, benefit received by September 30.