Commercial property management software — here's what's actually built.

Honest answer up front: dedicated commercial/retail lease management (WALE tracking, outgoings recovery, ratchet clauses, Retail Leases Act rent reviews) isn't built yet — it's a roadmap item. What already works, on any property type including commercial, is the entity-first accounting, portfolio reporting, maintenance and compliance tracking underneath it.

Why commercial property doesn't fit residential-first software

Commercial leases need different rules entirely

Outgoings recovery, ratchet clauses and market rent reviews under the Retail Leases Act don't map onto residential tenancy software built around fixed-term leases and prescribed rent-increase notices.

Accounting still needs to be entity-first

A commercial property is just as likely to sit inside a trust, company or SMSF as a residential one — but plenty of commercial-lease tools treat accounting as an afterthought.

Portfolios mix residential and commercial

Many investors and PMs hold both residential and commercial-zoned property across the same entities, and want one portfolio view rather than two disconnected systems.

What works today for a commercial property

Entity-first accounting, any property type

BAS, Division 40/43 depreciation, P&L and balance sheet are calculated per legal entity — Individual, Company, Trust or SMSF — regardless of whether the property behind them is zoned residential or commercial.

One portfolio view across property types

A commercially-zoned property sits in the same portfolio view as your residential holdings, rolled up by entity rather than split across separate systems.

Maintenance + work orders, not lease-dependent

The full work-order lifecycle — quote, owner approval, complete, invoice, paid, posted straight to the ledger — applies to any property, commercial included.

Vendor directory + ratings

The same vendor directory and targeted-invitation workflow used across the platform works for a commercial property's trades and contractors.

Acquisition + settlement cost capture

Purchase costs and settlement-statement detail are captured and posted at acquisition, whatever the property's zoning.

On the roadmap: dedicated commercial lease tools

WALE tracking, outgoings recovery mechanisms, ratchet clauses and Retail Leases Act market rent reviews are not built yet — flagged here honestly rather than implied.

Who this is for

An investor who wants entity-first accounting, portfolio reporting and maintenance tracking to work the same way across residential and commercial holdings, and who is comfortable running lease-specific administration separately until dedicated commercial lease tools ship.

Common questions

Does InvestorJoint manage commercial or retail leases?

Not yet as a dedicated workflow. Commercial/retail-specific lease tools — WALE tracking, outgoings recovery, ratchet clauses, market rent reviews under the Retail Leases Act — are on the roadmap, not shipped today. The leasing engine currently runs on each state's residential tenancy law.

Can I still use InvestorJoint for a commercially-zoned property?

Yes, for the parts of the platform that aren't lease-specific: entity accounting (BAS, depreciation, P&L, balance sheet), portfolio reporting across your entities, maintenance and work orders, and property-type compliance tracking all work regardless of whether a property is zoned residential or commercial.

What accounting does work today for a commercial property?

The full double-entry accounting engine — BAS, Division 40/43 depreciation, P&L, balance sheet, acquisition and settlement costs — is entity-first and property-type-agnostic, so it applies to a commercially-zoned property the same way it applies to a residential one.

Does maintenance and compliance tracking work for commercial property?

The work-order lifecycle (quote → approve → complete → invoice → paid) and vendor directory aren't tied to a lease type, so they work for a commercial property too. State minimum-rental-standards compliance tracking is built around residential tenancy requirements specifically.

When will dedicated commercial lease management ship?

There's no committed date yet — it's a roadmap item, not an in-progress build. This page will be updated honestly once that changes, rather than implying support that doesn't exist.

What should I use instead for commercial lease administration today?

For the lease-specific side (outgoings recovery, ratchet clauses, market rent reviews), a dedicated commercial property management platform is the right fit today. InvestorJoint can still run the accounting and portfolio-reporting layer alongside it.

Who should use InvestorJoint for a commercial property today?

An investor who wants entity-first accounting, portfolio reporting and maintenance tracking to work the same way across their residential and commercial holdings, and is comfortable running lease administration separately until dedicated commercial lease tools ship.

Will this page be updated when commercial leasing ships?

Yes — this page exists specifically to be honest about the current gap, and it'll be updated the moment that changes rather than left overstating what's built.