Searching for a house

I have been having an interesting time searching for houses. Okay, so how hard could it be to find an independent apartment type rental housing. Well, first of all no such housing exists in this town. So, I asked property dealers to show me independent housing in the area. Well, most of the time they kept on taking me to a place where the access to the living area is through the landlord's house.
I asked one property dealer if he can find me a flat(apartment), he said he knows of one and he will get the keys, when I want to see it. I called him several times and his phone was switched off. Once I got through and I said I get the keys and I will call him around 4 so that I can see the flat. At 4 no one picked up the phone. So, I went to his shop and met with his son. He said he will get the keys next time and to give him a call on his mobile phone.
I set up an appointment time and called him twice to make sure he has the keys for the flat. When I reached his shop, he starts calling some guys who knows the guy who has the flat to check whether it is still up for rent. Of course he has no keys, but instead of telling me he says to follow him and he takes me to a property that was nice, but of little use to me. Then he said he will call me tomorrow when he has the keys to the flat. That was a couple weeks ago. I am still waiting.
Episode 2. Another property dealer excitedly tells me to wait a couple days while a flat becomes vacant. They show me the flat and I say okay to the price and everything else. They say they will call me as soon as it is ready. Few days go by and no word from them. So I try to find out what is happening with the flat. Apparently the owner rented the flat to someone else. But for some hidden reason, which I am working on figuring out, the property dealer never thought it necessary to let me know.
Episode 3. A lady that knows my teacher's wife tells her that her second house which is next to her main house is vacant and I can have the upstairs. Well, wonderful, perfect location, nice neighborhood. So we check out the place, I say, " great it will work. Just install the taps and install the toilet(apparently the previous stuff was stolen). She says okay and that she will get it done soon. She also impresses me with how awesome her family is and how money does not matter only good name and deeds matter. She tells me how all the chief ministers have visited their house and how her husband and her son get things done for other people without taking a dime.
Then a couple days later, she asks me to talk with her son. Her son asks me about my project and how long will I be here. We talk of rent and if he can get the work done soon, so I can move in and he says yes they will get right on it. I think their prediction was few days. But the work keeps stretching. I check every couple days whether the work has started but they say they haven't around to it.
I checked another house. Nice people but house gates are locked at 9pm and they preferred that I was rarely late and no alcohol. I can deal with no alcohol but 9 pm.

Today, I am going to go look, once again, elsewhere. I can't quite figure it out, I am thinking perhaps the commission for finding rentals is not worth the time (it's good 50-70 dollars or more depending on the rent).

Gotta keep looking....