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
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per year
PPR — Cash Out
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per year
PPR Saves vs Invest
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per year
Tax Benefit (Invest)
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neg. gearing + depn / yr
Gross Rental Yield
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gross rent ÷ price
Net Rental Yield
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net rent less costs ÷ price
Full P&L — Side by Side
Line Item
📈 INVEST
🏠 PPR
Income & Allowances
Rental income
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Vacancy allowance (4%)
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Owner occupier rent saving ($—/wk)
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Net rental income / Saving
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Loan Repayment
Loan interest
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Principal reduction
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Total loan repayment
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Operating Expenses
Property management (0% of rent)
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$0 ✓
Rates and charges
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Water and sewerage
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Insurance — buildings
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Insurance — landlord's
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$0 ✓
Repairs and maintenance (0.25% of value)
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Land tax
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$0 exempt ✓
Subtotal: Operating expenses
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Owner Occupier Position
Owner occupier rent ($—/wk)
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$0 — living here ✓
Pre-Tax Position
Net cash position before tax
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Tax & Deductions (Investment Only)
Deductible loss (negative gearing)
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n/a
Depreciation (plant & equipment, $0/yr)
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n/a
Tax benefit (negative gearing + depreciation) @ 45%
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$0
TOTAL AFTER-TAX CASH OUT
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Annual saving: PPR vs Invest
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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)
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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.