[mrgordon]

False. Your landlord could have purchased the place at an advantageous time many years or decades before you would have been ready to purchase a home. Thus the landlord could charge less than a current or recent homebuyer could charge while still profiting or at least covering costs.

[anamax]

> Thus the landlord could charge less than a current or recent homebuyer could charge while still profiting or at least covering costs.

That landlord would be better off selling.

Folks don't charge based on their costs. They charge what the market will bear above their costs.