Sounds like you are having bad luck. May I suggest you join P411. Trust me in the long run it pays it self off.
Being new is hard. There are not many reputable ,reliable, honest ladies that will take a chance seeing a newbie. Sorry to say we live in a city where LE loves to bust easy targets instead of bank robbers :-(
Another issue I have noticed is not a lot of reliable ladies will take just any reference. I know it sounds horrible. LE is known to get two easy target newbie friendly just give me the money and go girls. Then they use the two low end references to take out the higher end providers.
Most of us seasoned professional providers realize not all money is good money. Which means screening is a bit tough , but oh so worth it
Wish you the best of luck!