Yeah sure, sales have no emotional component at all. Humans are just logic machines. /s

Lol, as if individuals aren't supposed to advocate for themselves.

Whatever dude, doesn't affect my livelihood in any way. Writing letters worked for me and lots of people I know. I don't agree with you and that's fine.

Thank you for sharing your anecdote. Based on my anecdotal experience, we did write a letter and did get our house during the pandemic.

Not many ways to differentiate offers when people are submitting bids waiving inspections and 50k above asking.

I agree with everything you said. The economic reality of the housing market does make it harder for individuals to care about others though because it unfortunately is a zero-sum game currently.

Also, sure, this poster has only warned people on reddit, but that leaves two scenarios:

1. They tell people on reddit not to it and they also tell their clients not to do it. In my opinion, I don't think that is working in a client's best interest based on what's currently legal. I can't speak to professional or ethics norms because I don't work in that industry.

2. They tell people on reddit not to do it and then tell their clients to do it. Maybe a good strategy, but people on reddit would probably not be happy to hear this.

Then change the policy or law, a real estate agent is supposed to represent their client, not all possible clients.

You're not doing your responsibility as a real estate agent if you don't encourage your clients to write a "love letter" and include a photo if it will help that specific client. An individual client doesn't need to care about the larger discriminatory system when they are trying to buy a house for their own family. People don't want an agent that cares about all possible homebuyers, they want an agent that cares about themselves as a homebuyer. This is the foundation of the principal-agent problem and everyone should take all steps they can to give themselves the best chance they can to get the house they want in this market.