I am considering a career change to something in the RE world, but I have no experience, first of all, and no money to pay for any formal education.

DefaultSouth Carolina offers fewer formal protections to buyers under land contracts than the laws of many other states.

Thats me doing a lot of the wood work inside myself but I haven't done a formal take-off yet. 

Hence, highest LTV will be in non judicial foreclosure states.  

The state approved form you would have signed to bind you to agency is "R-14 Buyer Representation Agreement"Moreover, if you did not sign this form or another like it, you have not formally obligated yourself in any way to compensate the agent.So the short answer is you can walk at any time because you haven't signed anything binding with them regarding agency. 

In judicial foreclosure states it can take 2 or more years to retrieve a property in which you are not receiving payments.

Thx for chiming in @Ronald RohdeWhile we haven’t done a formal inspection yet, we have been inside and outside the property dozens of times and at all times of the year and it’s in really good shape, but it’s a point in the lease addendum to account for that.

They do not operate separately and do not act separately because funds cross back and forth constantly and continually with no formal arrangement. 

Does anyone know of a service like PropertyRadar or ReboGateway that tracks Judicial Foreclosures in Washington State?  

Contracts keeps everything professional and while it may seem too formal, will actually keep the relationship more healthy.