Hitting up on Grandma or maxing out the credit cards as the scammers advise gets old to hear. 

We only did two specific LLC 's based on the address of each property because an accountant advised me to, but I am wondering if this will work?

Buyers can barely afford the house and down payment and an agent will advise them that you stand to make a profit on the sale and could put up a commission.

Hector, I'll give you some opposite advise than what most on this site are providing. 

It might work on a deal with no offers or interest but even then, they're not going to advise you in a positive way. 

Can anybody advise me on how to treat this for tax purposes? 

There are some differences for sure but I don't think they are substantial.3) What laws should I watch out for (for example am I allowed to have the water/electricity be under the tenant's name) - You can put all utilities in the tenant's name, but I would advise keeping water in your name since that utility is a lien on the house itself.

I would advise that you start small 2-4 units and once you have a solid team then move into the commercial space. 

I just came to the table for some open advise.

Advise her that the shower will always make that noise, nothing is going to change.