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milukra t1_j4lzw6p wrote

When my husband and I were shopping (in the last 2 years) we asked our realtor about this. She pointed out that for her, letters are ethically a no-go. It's too easy to wind up in a discriminatory place - like, hey - we're a nice straight family, or a nice white family, or a nice Jewish family so you should sell us your house. I thought this was a really interesting perspective that I'd never really thought about before, so I wanted to share! Good luck finding your home.

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Revolutionary_Ant784 t1_j4oqhgf wrote

While I’ve heard of and can see validity in this concern, it’s important that this perspective is coming from a realtor who is getting essentially getting cut out of a deal here. Not saying it’s total bs but there might be a touch of bias there.

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Eagle_Arm t1_j50l42r wrote

If you won't say it, I will. It's totally BS due to the bias. If someone wants to drop off a bio about themselves and say they are buying a home, great, go for it. Personally a bit weird to me to have random people know about you, but all's fair in love and war home buying.

I'd chalk it up to the realtor wanting their 3%. If someone has a little bit of time, a broker, and a real estate lawyer for documents, a realtor is worthless. If someone wants to be assisted during home buying, a realtor is great, but they aren't as necessary as they try to act.

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thelizards219802 OP t1_j4mctp1 wrote

This is an important perspective and something I'm very conscious of. We want to be fair but I fear that others aren't as kind so we would get beat out! Damned if you're do and damned if you're don't kind of thing..but thank you!

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