As long as there isn't any funny business before closing and you're familiar with the mortgage process you should be fine.If you have questions on the mortgage process, call me or basically anyone on this website.

Do you have an agent?

We gather all documentation into a Google Drive folder for potential buyers, including:Renovation details (brochures, warranty cards)Pre-listing inspection reportPre-listing appraisalWell system documentationSeptic system documentationSharing this folder with agents and on the MLS helps create transparency, leading to bidding wars and waived inspections, often resulting in offers over the list price and fewer repair concessions.By identifying properties that fit the rural buy box for entry-level to mid-priced buyers and tackling major expense items upfront, we remove risk from the transaction.

My last tenant who stayed for 2 yrs and who just moved at the end of May was found through these methods.But this time, I have not gotten any traction, and before going to my last resort of actually listing with an agent, I was looking at Flat Fee MLS Listing.

I'm currently a RE agent up in Cherokee county, maybe we could get together and brainstorm... 

With the new funding the IRS has received, they are assigning more agents to people like us.

Would like to connect with other investors in the area, as well as agents, that work on SF tear-downs (or land) for redevelopment opportunities.

We did the deal with no RE agents.

.- Is the license itself intrinsically useful for networking, or does nobody really need a rookie agent?

You should be building relationships and not worried about a referral fee.If you are in the business, like real estate agent to real estate agent, or lender in one state to lender in another, a referral percentage is expected, but I don't see any of that.