Rental Property V Shares
A summary of the potential performance differences of an Investment Property to a Share Portfolio. Cashflow and asset valuation comparisons for each year over the next 30 years.
Investment Property Scenario:
• $750,000 - purchase price + stamp duty, legal costs etc
o ~$800,000 – total purchase price
• $500,000 – borrowing
• $300,000 – capital required for a deposit, stamp duty etc
• 5% gross income yield
o $37,500 per annum or $721 per week
• 2.1% annual capital growth
• Estimated total annual returns of 7.10%
• Mortgage borrowing rate of 7%
o Interest of $35,000 year 1
o Principle repayments of $31,700 in year 1
o Loan repaid after 10 years
• Jointly owned property
o Personal marginal tax rate of 47%
o Spouse personal marginal tax rate of 34.5%
• Rental expenses of $9,000 per annum (rates, insurance, maintenance etc)
• $65,287 year 1 net capital/ cashflow contribution required to cover the shortfall of rent and making principal loan repayments
Share Portfolio Scenario:
• Starting investing balance of $250,000
• Additional annual contribution of $60,000
• Annual re-invested dividend yield of 3.29%
• Annual capital growth of 3.55%
• Estimated total annual returns of 6.84%

The comparable portfolio using the same metrics would derive the same results with a property of higher value.
Conclusion:
The share portfolio provides a higher capital balance at the end of each year with a lower starting portfolio balance ($250k vs ~$300k) and a slightly lower annual contribution.
For the investment portfolio, it could be owned via an investment bond which would provide additional benefits of capping the annual tax rate at 30% which would be significantly lower than the personal marginal tax rate of 47% which would reduce to 0% after 10 years.
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