If you go to meetups for six months, at least one a month, you will be so far along with relationships.

My home is vacant and closing is in two weeks.

I hit that goal - which was incredbily tricky given my lack of funds and the overall lack of lenders lending on sfh investment properties back then - six years straight exactly. 

I have been texting/calling them weekly.

We also commit to going to our STR every 4-6 weeks and checking in, it is an extra cost but has bore fruit for us.

You have to just commit to doing the lead generation 5-6 days a week (social posts, door knocking, talk to people you know, talk to people you don't know, host open houses for agents in your office, drive for FSBO's, etc) until you have planted so many "seeds" that they result in business. 

More help than what they offer (1 zoom call a week).  

Things can be going great for 2 months then be headed for disaster the next week.

I'm getting weddings and events on weekends booked well in advance and work crews working on new construction booking mid-week. 

What resources are best for managing my day to day & week to week, etc.