Household · Property Ledger

Monthly cash flow ledger

Combine your home loan and investment property to see what actually leaves your account each month — not just the property's yield.

Where you live

Principal place of residence

Your home loan and its running costs

Council rates
$
Home insurance
$
Strata / body corp · if applicable
$
Utilities · power, gas, water, internet
$
Where you invest

Investment property

Rent in, running costs out

Maintenance budget
$
Council rates
$
Strata / body corp
$
Water rates
$
Landlord insurance
$
Where you host

Short-stay apartment · Southbank

Airbnb managed by you — nightly income in, hosting costs out

Owners corp / strata
$
Council rates
$
Water
$
Electricity & gas
$
Internet
$
Furnishing & consumables
$
Insurance
$
Maintenance
$
Who earns what

Household income before tax

Used to estimate the negative gearing tax benefit — property owned 50/50

Statement

Real monthly out-of-pocket

Home loan & upkeep
Loan repayment$3,055
Council rates$183
Home insurance$125
Utilities$350
Home total / month$3,714
Investment property% repay
Rent received+$2,500111%
Loan repayment-$2,261100%
Management fee-$1758%
Letting fee-$502%
Maintenance-$1677%
Council rates-$1507%
Strata / body corp-$1004%
Water rates-$804%
Landlord insurance-$924%
Investment net / month-$57525%
Short-stay apartment · Southbank% repay
Nightly revenue+$4,684161%
Cleaning fees collected+$63922%
Loan repayment-$2,903100%
Platform / host fee-$1606%
Cleaning & linen-$53218%
Owners corp / strata-$43315%
Council rates-$1335%
Water-$903%
Electricity & gas-$1606%
Internet-$753%
Furnishing & consumables-$1505%
Insurance-$1174%
Maintenance-$1254%
Short-stay net / month+$44415%

255 nights booked a year across about 85 stays.

Total leaving your account, every month
$3,844
Investment property is
Negatively geared
Short-stay apartment is
Cash flow positive
True monthly out-of-pocket after tax
$3,500
Household tax benefit / month
+$344

Cash flow above is pre-tax; the after-tax figure applies the estimated negative-gearing benefit below. One-off repair costs aren't included. Letting fees are assumed at 1 week of rent a year, and vacancy at 2 weeks a year.

Tax

Negative gearing benefit

2025-26 resident rates plus 2% Medicare levy, property split 50/50 — long-term investment property only

Annual taxable position
Rent received (net of vacancy)+$30,000
Loan interest (deductible)-$27,135
Running costs-$9,760
Depreciation / capital works-$6,000
Taxable rental loss / year$12,895
Each person's 50% share$6,448
Husband
Gross income$120,000
Tax on salary alone$29,188
Taxable income after loss$113,553
Tax after property$27,125
Estimated refund / year$2,063
Refund / month$172
Wife
Gross income$90,000
Tax on salary alone$19,588
Taxable income after loss$83,553
Tax after property$17,525
Estimated refund / year$2,063
Refund / month$172
Combined household tax benefit, per year
$4,126
Out-of-pocket after tax, per month
$3,500

The taxable loss uses loan interest only — principal repayments aren't deductible — so it differs from the cash-flow figure above. Estimates only, based on 2025-26 resident rates and a 2% Medicare levy; offsets, HECS/HELP, private health cover and other income aren't modelled. Not tax advice.

Projection

Out-of-pocket cost over time

Projected as rent and expenses grow and each loan term runs down

Line shows total monthly cash leaving your account (negative means the investment surplus covers the home). Repayments assume each loan's current rate holds and drop to $0 once its term ends; council, insurance and other running costs inflate at the rate above.

Information only. This app is not financial, tax, legal or investment advice. Do not make decisions based on these figures alone — seek professional advice.