Real Estate Agents aren't taking me seriously

[Angela Stevens]

Hello,

My husband and I are starting to invest in RE in Maryland - we live in Toronto, Canada.  I've been in touch with 3 different real estate agents, and none of them are taking me seriously.  The first RE agent didn't call me back.  The second one pretty much insulted me by telling me 'a lot of people watch HGTV and think they can get into RE investing', without even asking about our experience in RE investing.  I had a nice conversation with the 3rd agent: she met my requirements and was very professional, told me that she would send me listings but haven't since our call.  I called her almost 2 weeks later to follow up, left her a VM, and she hasn't called me back yet.

I'm getting frustrated by the lack of professionalism and ambition from some of these real estate agents.  I don't understand how people in a very competitive industry can turn down business - especially when I've discussed what I want to do in the next 6 months and told them I have secured my funding.  Keep in mind, these aren't million dollar listing agents, so not sure why I'm getting snubbed.

What am I doing wrong?  Did anyone else have this problem?  What should I be doing differently?