If I am able to do it, it would raise the CoC considerably.Thoughts?

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It seems that, if you just don't want your name on the lease/checks, registering a DBA is by far the easiest (and cheapest) option - plus you can order checks, take out a credit card, etc., etc., etc. under that name if you have an account at a bank with the DBA.

There are some alternative ways of raising the cash....ie. private money/partnerships/

I must say that it's in a flood zone so I pay the dreaded flood insurance each year - and the premium was recently just raised . 

I know the right thing to do is to upgrade the system, but I'm predicting that this could be one of a number of points to be raised during negotiating, and if I say "I'm going to have to install hard-wired smoke detectors with interconnection between units" I want to make sure I'm right.

I want to get into buy and hold for now to raise enough capital to get into flipping.

a biz card?

Make sure you set it up correctly and use it to obtain vendor lines for rehabbing, cash lines and business credit cards.  

I think any good inspector might do the trick, but if you can find someone familiar with the state green card inspections--that would be awesome (assuming your multifamily is more than 3 units).