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). 

This creates a spread that can be extremely tax advantaged as the Losses carried over (Passive Activity Loss or PAL) can offset ordinary income such as wages. 

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).

The LLC itself has no affect on taxes as they pass through directly to you anyway, unless you choose to have the LLC taxed as a Sub S Corp, which usually only makes sense with larger volumes of income as some could be salary, and some as "profit" which wouldn't be subject to self employment tax (like in the case of flipping which is ordinary income), AND doesn't relate to passive investment income.

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.

It provides so many opportunities that would otherwise be unobtainable by ordinary people like me.

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

This is money paid by the tenant and held by the landlord to pay for any damage beyond ordinary wear and tear the tenant might do to the rental unit, any unpaid rent, or any money the tenant owes to the landlord under some agreement.

Your ordinary objective is to not permit a tenant to ever get free rent in your head, which I believe by reading your many excellent posts, ought to be treated as high rent district!

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