If I transfer the deed from LLC to personal name of a member 1) how do I handle the name change for the title insurance 2) is it a good idea to leave in personal name or transfer back to LLC once refinance is complete (which I'm being told I should do by year's end by my accountant for LLC tax purposes i.e. he said it won't trigger a tax payment either way). 

Now, the reasoning used to justify this (notice I did not use the word logic), is that the municipality runs by taxpayer dollars; so if municipal utilities go unpaid, that would place an extra burden on the taxpayers (i.e. higher taxes).

You will be charged the entire $2k, but the seller reimburses you for his part via a $1k credit at closing.You simply make a record of this $1k credit, and whenever you make the $2k tax payment, you apply the credit, and the remaining $1k is deductible.If, on the other hand, this adjustment was for something else - like a one-time charge for specific improvements to shared property - then it's a different story.

No credit check or rent required (except from the US taxpayer).

As a cash basis taxpayer, you recognize income when you have constructive receipt.  

NONE of them are proposing doing away with their free meal tickets at taxpayer expense.

@Danny Price, Medicaid and other lienholders have to pay the same redemption charges as the taxpayer.

You're a "cash basis" accounting taxpayer meaning you recognize rent revenue at the time it's received.

If the prospective renter does not have a SSN (Social Security Number), see if they have an ITIN (Individual Taxpayer Identification Number.)

Our government is out of control and grasping for every dime to keep themselves in cushy jobs with retirements paid for by taxpayers.