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Rentvesting Calculator Australia
Buy a home or rentvest? See the difference clearly.
Compare buying a home to live in with continuing to rent and buying an investment property. The calculator builds the purchase costs, loans, cashflow and longer-term property position around both choices.
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Automatic governed duty
Automatic LMI when required
Current matching home & investor rates
Guided rentvesting comparison
Automatic costs and rates remain editable
Step 1 of 4 · Your position
What this calculator includes
Two paths: buying a home to live in versus renting where you live and buying an investment property.
Automatic costs: governed stamp duty, LMI when required, and separate current matching home and investor planning rates.
Fair comparison: cash needed, monthly cost, debt, property equity and major costs that do not come back are compared over the same period.
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Your comparison
Same assumptions, two different ways to own property.
Scenario result
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Your Year 1 monthly breakdown
See where the money goes each month. Investment rent is shown after the vacancy allowance, and the tax line is only an estimate.
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Monthly figures are Year 1 averages. Green amounts are money coming in or an estimated tax benefit. Loan repayments include principal where applicable, so they are cash outflow even though some of that money reduces debt.
What if the assumptions change?
Balanced assumptions shown.
Long-term totals and calculation detail
Buy to live
Rentvest
The long-term totals use the selected comparison period. The after-cost position starts with estimated property equity, then subtracts modelled costs that do not come back. For rentvesting, rent paid where you live is included, while investment rent received and the simplified tax effect reduce the net holding cost.
Planning tool only. This is general information, not a property forecast, borrowing-capacity result, lender quote, approval, financial advice or tax advice. Duty, rates and LMI are planning inputs and must be confirmed before acting.
How the comparison works
Both paths use the same growth horizon. The result separates settlement cash, monthly cashflow, debt, equity and non-recoverable costs so a larger property value does not automatically look like the better outcome.
Why can rentvesting look better on equity but worse after costs?
Property equity only looks at the property value less the loan. The after-cost view also allows for money that does not come back, including rent you pay where you live, interest, duty, LMI and other property costs, while allowing for investment rent and the simplified tax effect.
Does this decide which strategy is right for me?
No. It compares two mechanical scenarios. Lifestyle, serviceability, lender policy, risk tolerance, tax circumstances and the properties chosen can change the decision materially.