28/10/2025
🏠 Home to Live vs Investment Property — What’s Best for You?
Buying your own home or an investment property? Here’s a quick, clear breakdown to help consider your options.
📌 1. Purpose
Home: Bought for lifestyle, stability and “this is my place”.
Investment: Bought for income, growth and as part of a wealth-building strategy.
📌 2. Tax & Deductions
Home: Your primary residence earns you the CGT main-residence exemption — so when you sell, typically no Capital Gains Tax.
Investment: You’ll have tax-deductible interest & expenses, but CGT does apply when you sell.
📌 3. Incentives
Home: First Home Owner Grant, stamp duty concessions, low deposit schemes — available for buyers who plan to live in the property.
Investment: These incentives don’t apply; you’ll pay full stamp duty and may face land-tax depending on your state/ownership.
📌 4. Financing
Home: Lower interest rates, higher loan-to-value ratios (LVRs) possible, especially for first-home buyers.
Investment: Deposit usually larger, interest rates higher, lenders treat it as higher risk.
📌 5. Costs, Returns & Lifestyle
Home: You cover all the costs (maintenance, etc) but you also gain lifestyle value and CGT-free growth.
Investment: You aim for rental income and capital growth — but you’ll also manage property-manager fees, vacancy risk, maintenance, and market dips.
🔍 Looking for help?
If you’re in Melbourne or Victoria and want a tailored loan check, borrowing-capacity assessment, or guidance on what strategy suits you, get in touch with Victor at Peak Wealth Finance. We specialise in home loans, investment loans, SMSF, commercial & business finance.
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