CALCULATOR

Super vs Commercial

Live Simulator

Model your NEST strategy.

Adjust the numbers below and watch commercial property compound against sitting in super, year by year.

The property is purchased inside your SMSF. Ongoing contributions pay down the loan, accelerating as the balance shrinks.

Starting super balance
$
Household salarygrows 3% p.a.
$
Household membersmax 4
2
Maximise super contributions

Super fund growth rate11% p.a.
Commercial property
Property net yield
%
Property capital growth6% p.a.
Purchase costsstamp duty, fees, legals
%
Purchase price$0

Up to $0 at full borrowing capacity.

Time horizon20 years
Super only
$0
at 11% p.a.
Commercial property (SMSF)
$0
total position, NEST strategy

Total position over time

Super only Commercial property (NEST)

Net income comparison

 
Dividend yield from super (3%) Net rent, after loan interest

Year one · Super

Household income$0 Super guarantee (12%)$0 Voluntary top-up$0 Contributions tax (15%)$0
Net added to super$0

Year one · Property

Max borrowing capacity$0 8 × (contributions + rent) Purchase price$0 Deposit used$0 Purchase costs$0 Loan drawn$0
Rent (net yield)$0 Interest cost (7%)$0 Net rental cashflow$0 Net added to super$0 from Year one · Super, opposite
Total applied to loan paydown$0

Illustrative only. Not financial, credit or tax advice. Assumes 12% superannuation guarantee, a $30,000 concessional cap per member, 15% contributions tax and a 7% loan interest rate, with super fund growth and commercial property growth set by the sliders above. Borrowing capacity is eight times year-one contributions plus rent, solved jointly with the purchase price and acquisition costs. The property sits inside the SMSF: net contributions and net rental cashflow pay down the loan each year, and once repaid, surplus cash compounds at the super fund growth rate alongside the fund, and is assumed to pay the same dividend yield used for the super-only comparison. Actual returns, caps, costs and lending terms vary. Speak to a licensed adviser before acting.