SFH to Duplex conversion in Chattanooga

[Lee Miller]

Hi! Has anyone done this in Chattanooga? I see some larger single family homes in areas that appear to be zoned R2 that, at least from a physical perspective, seem like they could work for this. The goal here would be to increase rental income. For context, I'm based in the SF Bay Area in CA and looking into buying my first OOS rental after house hacking locally for 10 years. I realizing the duplex conversion strategy is more complex I probably wouldn't try it on my first property, just want to get a sense of what's possible in the Chattanooga market :) Thanks!

[Lee Miller]

Quote from @Jaycee Greene:

I don't disagree re: architects, but it's mostly the former rather than the latter. Anything that involves a load bearing wall will generally need an architect IME, but it can also be required (maybe indirectly) through the jurisdiction's building code/enforcement.

Got it, thank you for lending your expertise!