Now when approaching agents, they are traditional and proud of themselves.

I had it rented for 3 years for 1200 mth, and believe I could now get $1400 mth, but I would like to sell and free up capital in order to buy additional multi units or possibly an apartment building.A have tried the traditional approach of listing on MLS but feel I need to be more creative, and would like some ideas from the community. 

Once you have a tenant in it, it's easier to get more traditional financing.

@Syed ZaidiDefault rates are historically low as qualifying for a mortgage has traditionally been more difficult here (save for a few years in the last decade when permitable amortizations grew and qualification standards were relaxed).Not only is our population 1/10 of the U.S.A., but over 80% of Canadians reside within 2-hours of the Canada-U.S.A. border.  

The interest rates are typically much more on private money (8-12%) vs traditional lending from a bank.

That sounds like you are a bit stuck in "traditional" thinking, and I want to disrupt that before you throw the baby out with the bath water. 

She just graduated and was slated to do online Community College for a year to finish her associates then moving on to a traditional school.

This is a time-honored tradition among developers—maximize your price per square foot by maximizing the number of units in the building.This however, is not the case in the market sweet spot that we’ve found.

Searching for the best list brokers out there to seek out absentee owners, probates, and traditional homes that match specific criteria (50% equity or higher, under 2,000 square feet, etc).

A lender that sells to the open market and doesn't keep the loan, probably won't give you a traditional mortgage in the LLC.