Don't use some unknown entity from another state that no one here knows.I think both of these companies will shoot you straight. 

The biggest issue for Baltimore and frankly any rust belt city is the rise of remote work, Baltimore is cheap for a major job center, but it’s not that cheap period, pretty much any area west of Frederick county or east of the bay bridge has ample housing stock for sub 300k and imo a better quality of life, so the one thing that Baltimore has going for it pre-pandemic which was a pretty solid mix of Fortune 500 companies located downtown has been significantly reduced & downtown is a ghostown now.

check with your insurance agent.. also federal law dictates that when your owner occupying your 1 to 4 unit you don't have to follow the normal fair housing laws.. you can pick and choose who you want to live in the units .. now some cities or states may have overriding rules regarding this.. but federal law is clear.. on owner occ 1 to 4.. your exempt from fair housing.so you can have a dog and you could restrict dogs for others.there is a well known list of aggressive breeds that insurance companies wont insure.. this is easy information to get.

Try one of the big names, but HIGHLY recommend you ask everyone in the R.E. world if they have a referral, or call some of the smaller LLC companies in the area. 2.

 I just interviewed this company and they knocked my socks off!

You could add your name to his property, you should be able to contact your favorite title company to assist with that. 

QUESTION 1: Would you consider this a good investment; purchasing a renovated SFH, section 8 it, and utilize a management company?

What are other, non-tax, consequences and risks of excluding one of the spouses from the legal ownership?

Then getting legal requires Liability Insurance, Bond, Workers Comp , Etc.If you do all this, you will probably lose money the first few years while you learn the ropes....but after that you can expect to make about 20% for Overhead And Profit .

Legal 3 flatUnit 1 is 2 bed 1 bath currently rented at $2,000 per month (lease expires summer 2025)Unit 2 is 2 bed 1 bath currently rented at $2,250.00 (lease expires summer 2025)Unit 3 is 3 bed 3 bath duplex up owners unit.