Indianapolis converting a home into a Duplex

[Luis Moreno]

Hi BP,

I am thinking about buying a single family home in Greenwood Indianapolis that has 8 rooms and 4 bathrooms, 3 car garage and it looks like it has 3 kitchens as well. It looks like the owner was already in the process of renovating the property into a duplex or triplex. The property is zoned for R2 which says that it could be converted into a duplex. 

My question would be. Does anyone have any advice on converting a single family house into a small multi family investment? 

Are the permits difficult to pull and are the inspectors more  lenient or tough in Greenwood?

So far I have only bought 2 S.F homes and renovated one of them. It seemed very simple and I had no issues with the city or  inspectors. Just wondering if converting a single-family into a small multi family would be a lot tougher then a standard rehab on the property?

Thank you for any input you may have!

-Luis Moreno