I replaced the carpet in the bedrooms with a luxury vinyl flooring from a local surplus warehouse store.

There are a lot of creative ways to overcome challenging issues when selling a property.   

It was a 1241 sq. ft. 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo with office area, fireplace and attached 2 car garage.

Any creative ideas on ways to optimize this or alternate ways we could allow the upstairs tenant to regulate their heat? 

@Tom Canterino I'd recommend talking to a good mortgage broker, they are often aware of many loan programs that can help with that kind of thing.You could also consider bringing in a partner who can either loan you some of the down payment or some other creative solution (e.g., initially unequal co-ownership but where you could buy back X% over time until you get to 50-50, or something else entirely).Seller financing, as @Dennis M. said, is another great creative strategy, it's a variation on the partner theme, except the "partner" is debt partnering with the former owner.

They stated they have "overflow" clients looking for 3 bedroom duplexes.

Another tip would be to get really creative with your financing strategies.

Any other creative ideas?

Since purchasing with the intent to live in it while we fix it up we have taken our time with the remodel starting with the 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and family room that we aren't using regularly.

Hi biggerpockets!  This is my first forum post so first of all "hi" and thanks so much to those of you who contribute and provide a wealth of knowledge for those of who are much newer to the real estate investing worl...