The deal was closed on January 11th and rental operations have been seamlessly transferred.

At some point, we intend to refinance with a different bank who will let us transfer the title to an LLC  However, in the meantime, how should we set up the rental business for the best tax advantages until we can refinance with a different bank who will let us transfer the title to an LLC?

Purchase price: $50,000 Cash invested: $700 Sale price: $99,685 Vacant lot that we flipped for a profit after the first year of ownership.

I would look at the total cost of ownership and go from there.

They show up with a local attorney in our state claiming the same thing they did before and sent a legal letter to our company claiming they have ownership and then filed an affidavit with our local country to state they have claim to the properties and block anyone else while at the same time claiming they still want to close BUT now they want an additional inspection.  

If you sell the property, unused rent transfers with the sale. 

Residents will assume a personal ownership of their unit and have their own opinions, schedules, cleanliness standards and ideal ease of use of the space they rent each month.

Real Estate Agent write-offs (California tax laws would be best) 3. depreciation, write-offs, expenses, and all things that come with Rental Ownership and Management4.

how soon can I transfer utilities?

You will want to target a Fannie Mae loan specifically, as Fannie changed their rules back in 6/1/2016 to now allow the borrowers of the loan to transfer title in to an LLC so long as the borrowers are the majority members of the LLC.