Well, in that case I would say "Not really then". Landlords generally don't run on a cost plus basis. They don't add up their costs add 10% and make that the re

Well, in that case I would say "Not really then". Landlords generally don't run on a cost plus basis. They don't add up their costs add 10% and make that the rent come hell or high water. They charge as much as the can to achieve the desired rate of turn-over. If they are a person instead of a company, they may give tenets who have proven not to be a hassle and they have a personal relationship with a bit of a break on the rent. In some markets, like the Bay area, rents are much less than the cost of owning the property, and in others, like Kent, Ohio, they are higher. Plus: If there is a willing buyer for something you own at price X and then someone takes 6% of that when the seller pays, true the sell pays it all, but the buyer also pays it in getting less money.