Specifically, I’d love to hear about best practices for managing shared spaces, screening tenants, and setting up house rules.Additionally, I plan to split the utilities among the tenants—any advice on how to handle this efficiently would be greatly appreciated!

Duplexes have less risk:  Mainly because you have less tenant risk (but we will address that on the next paragraph).

Now that is taken care of; time to address the renter's insurance.As mentioned by someone above, you can be listed on the policy as insured or interested party.  

She just seems to be well versed with dealing with section 8 tenants, which is huge in this area of the United States.She has already sent me the address of the potential investment property.

I went through the tenant/landlord handbook a little while back, but I don't recall it specifically addressing that.  

Consider forming an LLC for liability protection or an S-Corp for tax efficiency if flipping frequently.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

Sorry to address such an old post, but when I saw it pop up on google and I was familiar with the company, thought I would share my experience. 

You want to stay in the loop, know what's happening at your property, and address any concerns pronto.

They claim it is a triplex (two regular units and an "efficiency unit".

I'm hopeful this results more so in DOGE finding more efficient and effective means of outsorucing government functions rather than blankety reducing the positions.