SLO,
You are the all mighty! I am amazed by your plethora of wisdom! You are a real estate GOD! I kneel before you and kiss your hand praying for the chance to be your grasshopper.
(How's that for groveling? Need more?)
In all seriousness, I've never asked anyone for any contacts. Every contact I've made and every site I've registered on is through my own research, just like many of you here have done. All the BPO's I get are from two companies. Everyone once in a while I'll pick something up from a few others, but it's very far and between. I track my BPO's to see which ones have been listed with other agents and what they sold for compared to my opinion. I call some companies once a month and ask for work just to stay in their ear. Everything I do is turned in on time and my values are realistic. Obviously I must be missing something. What is it?