I am under no illusion for how tight such a space can be with the living room occupied with an extra person, and how many would want to have more space to themselves.

They should never be equal.That higher CF you are talking about is an illusion. 

I think the used car salesmen pitching it are attempting to appeal to emotions with actions that provide the illusion of progress in mortgage elimination.

Unless that tenant/company is rock solid that you will actually see the $$ if the tenant breaks the lease, they are an illusion that in the majority of the cases protects the TENANT WAY more that the landlord.

Scenario 2:  "Break even" means NCF waiting to happenScenario 3:  You would be gaining anything with that illusion of PCF. 

You have to cover them, but effectively, not with an illusion. 

Therefore, if tenants are willing to pay for the unit the first day that it is ready to rent, we process the applications in the order completed.I have no illusion that a subsequent application may be a better applicant, but we do not want even a remote perception that we are discriminating against a protected class.

One of the reasons that the city is probably being illusive with regards to the timeline is because it really does, truly depend on where the property is, what overlay districts you are in, which departments are triggered by the scope of work you are trying to do, and what your scope of work actually is.

It is about how motivated your seller is.Competition is an illusion.

Property appreciation can be an illusion.