@Don Nelson, not a silly question at all. Posting asking for recommendations is a great way to gain knowledge and find potential partners, however, people on Bigger Pockets are more likely to want to partner with you and give you advice if they see you are active on the forums. The community tends to take care of its own and be wary of outsiders with only a couple posts to their name asking for help/partners.
If you put the time in and build your vote and post count to a decent level, people will definitely want to help. The more posts and votes the better, but even getting to 20 or so posts will make a difference. Since it sounds like you have some experience already, I suggest you look through the forum categories and find a place where you can contribute knowledge to real estate newbies. If you provide good advice/value, hopefully they will click the vote button on your post, essentially scoring two Bigger Pockets credibility points with one post.
Another great way to add to the community and build your number of posts is to welcome people to BP when they post in the new member introduction area and congratulate people when they post their success stories.
