I think that is the most important piece of this puzzle.

Your agent and your lender can then help verify, that would you are planning on doing will actually work.From there on it is much easier, because you have solved the entire puzzle with only on piece left to plu in: the address of the property.

Either that or I'll work on the puzzles I got in the most recent Mensa newsletter ;)

Just trying to figure out more of the puzzle of this duplex. 

The process starts when a buyer asks that first question and ends when a commitment is made to purchase, close of escrow or cancellation of the purchase agreement.The process is something like a solving a puzzle with the goal of building a complete and accurate profile of the property.

@Douglas Rath since you already have a valuable piece of the puzzle achieved, understanding remodels, costs/work required, etc, your next step is to find an investor and get at least warm interest. 

Once you understand the restrictions then it becomes a puzzle until you find the right design to maximize the square footage of the building.

Work on a family puzzle.

I'm sure you will get people on both sides.I agree with @Rickey Miller Jr both because of the Covid situation, but also because it puts a piece of the puzzle in place for you so you can be confident that you'll find a buyer when the time comes that you need one.As I've been ramping up, I keep making sure that there are no pieces of the puzzle missing. 

I have considered an SBA business loan, but I'm not sure what it would qualify for.The last piece of the puzzle, there are no comparable properties.