SO YOUR BALANCE WON'T STRETCH TO A PROPERTY

Not Alone.

The co-ownership calculator — how far a partner lifts your reach, which structure suits, and whether it actually beats doing nothing.

JP O’Connorinvestmate.com.au

The SMSF Handbooks  •  Getting in

The deal

It's residential, not business real property Changes what each structure can do later — and it is the whole reason the trust exists.

The long run

What a partner buys you

Property your fund could reach with this partner
Alone, it reaches
Your fund deploys
Your share of the rent
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Which structure

What different balances reach

Your fund's share decides how far it stretches. A smaller share reaches a bigger property — and gives you less of it.

Fund balanceAloneAt 50% At a thirdAt your share
Before you commit. This is arithmetic, not advice. A 13.22C trust must satisfy every one of its conditions continuously — no borrowing, no charge over its assets, no interests in other entities, no business, and a three-year look-back on prior related-party ownership. One breach makes it an in-house asset permanently. Take the questions in Appendix B to an SMSF specialist before you sign anything.