Best Way to Find a Real Estate Agent in Philly? Having no luck.

[Mike Girard]

i don't know if I'm a uniquely unappealing client or what, but the follow-through with agents I've contacted so far has been truly lousy. It's becoming a trend. I am simply not going to work with someone who can't even keep an agreement to phone me, or doesnt seem to know anything about financing except the basics. 

I'm tempted to just go it alone until I'm ready to purchase, but presumably a knowledgable agent can help me with locating inspectors, rehab contractors etc. Has anyone else had a lot of difficulty finding a good agent? How did you finally solve the problem?