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Does this make sense? Can you correct?My parents rent me the apartment for the amount of the mortgage not for how much they could rent it to a tenant for. The apartment is worth more in terms of rent than what they rent it to me for to cover the mortgage.

Avangi · Accepted Answer

AnonymousMy parents rent me the apartment for the amount of the mortgage not for how much they could rent it to a tenant for. The apartment is worth more in terms of rent than what they rent it to me for to cover the mortgage.

Yes, it makes sense.

My parents charge me only enough rent to cover the mortgage.
They could get more if they rented the apartment to a tenant.

I'm sure there are better ways to say it.

It seems unnatural to me to speak of a mortgage on an apartment. Usually, a mortgage is on the entire property.
Is this a condo, by any chance?

- A.

Anonymous · Answer

Yes I am taking about a condo

You say there are better ways to say it. Is your way the better way?

Is this grammatically correct?
My parents rent me the apartment for the amount of the mortgage not for the amount they could rent it to a tenant for.

Avangi · Answer

AnonymousYou say there are better ways to say it. Is your way the better way?

I meant "better than my way"!

Avangi · Answer

AnonymousMy parents rent me the apartment for the amount of the mortgage not for the amount they could rent it to a tenant for.

AnonymousIs this grammatically correct?

It needs at least a comma after "mortgage." I'd say it's grammatically correct, but awkward. I had attempted to correct the awkwardness in my first response.

We do casually say things like, "How much could you rent it to a tenant for?"
But the version you're asking about is too wordy to be easily understood.
- A.

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