Listed with an agent for sale/rent then found a renter on my own

[Ron Todd]

Hi BP,

I listed a house for rent/for sale with an agent in NJ. I haven't been impressed with her work so far and went ahead and found a renter on my own. We had agreed on first months rent as a finder's fee, but I ended up finding the tenant through my own listing. Am I legally obligated to pay her first months rent if she had nothing to do with the deal?