Josh Altman
It looks like Josh took a bit of time off from filming to spend with his new baby. She’s adorable and three months old now! Heather will not let Josh or his brother walk on the rug the baby is on with shoes on. But the dog is all over it. People are weird. Josh Flagg is trashing Altman to other clients.
The Altman brothers fly in a helicopter to a listing appointment. It’s the biggest house I’ve ever seen. I think it might be bigger than the eternally under construction “House of Versailles” in Florida. There are marble floors, 12 foot marble fireplaces and a two-story library! There are 7 bedrooms and 10 bathrooms. It cost $66 million to build. There is an in-house gun range. Unfortunately, the guy they met with was not the decision maker, so they have to do it all over again.
Eventually they get the listing for right at $30 million. The house has been on the market for five years. The rebranding plan is to make the house very difficult to get into. That is make the listing so exclusive that you have to basically apply to see it.
Madison
Madison is trying to get a listing in Brentwood, which is odd because he is the Malibu guy. Also, when I think of Brentwood, I think of OJ Simpson shanking people after dark. But the film they showed us was of a quaint little downtown area that was more Lifetime Christmas movie without the snow, that rich LA neighborhood. That’s interesting. I mean there was a barn and a “farm shop” whatever that is.
The house belongs to Madison’s friend Lauren, but it has a lot of problems. The largest problem is mold. The inspections showed almost $200,000 in needed repairs. Madison is very upfront with the problems with each buyer and presents the property as a fixer upper with a big return on their investment.
When Madison goes to present an offer and they show Bundy Street. I could not live there. They really should rename that street. Madison has five offers in one week! It sold in a bidding war for $25K over ask.
The Brits
After landing the fabulous penthouse at the high-rise with the free gluten-free muffins and coffee ground by full-blooded Colombian coffee bean experts every morning, James and David have got to find someone willing to rent the place. The plan is to throw a mile high club party for prospective renters.
The Mile High Party is attracting a ton of attention. Madison is even going to show up, as if he has clients for this property. Tracy Maltas is also going. It will be the first time we’ve seen Tracy this episode. I know I am in the minority, but I like her. Plus, now that she is getting divorced, I morbidly want to see how everything unraveled. Does that make me a horrible person? Josh and Heather are going too! Heather has lost all her baby weight. Josh Flagg and his soon to be husband are also going. These two are arguing like crazy over wedding stuff. Bobby seems like a bit of a bridezilla. Groomzilla? You know it is big time when Maurico Umansky shows up. This is like the who’s who of LA real estate.
Most all of the agents are mending fences. And then there is Altman and Flagg. They agree to fuel their hatred for each other. Bobby tells Flagg he needs to be the bigger man. Flagg is pissed that Bobby appears to be taking Altman’s side. Bobby tells Flagg not to be a child. They create a scene and Flagg goes stomping off.
Next week: Bobby and Flagg are not speaking to each other. The investment company that owns Altman’s huge listing tears up a check for $22 million. Tracy and her soon to be ex husband fight. Tracy goes to NYC and meets with Fredrik Elkund.
As a businesswoman who did sales for almost 2 decades, I was aghast that the Altman’s 1) Didn’t confirm before agreeing to a netting that the decision maker was the person they were meeting, then wasting money on a private helicopter! Rookie mistake! 2) That house is going to only attract a handful of clients in the world, hence why it’s been on the market for five years. They’re wasting their time with it. They could sell 5 houses in the time it’s going to take to sell that goliath and make more money. Keeping it as a private listing where potential buyers have to prequalify to see it sounds smart, but very wealthy people don’t think they have to have anyone’s approval. If they sell it I guarantee it will be a nightmare.
Flagg is a bitch, but I love him. He’s the reason I keep watching!
they did sell the house according to listing info pretty quickly. What it actually took was a steep discount off asking. It was way way too much house and in my opinion ugly………… and in the wrong area.
I didn’t like Tracy at first but I’ve really started enjoying her the last couple episodes. I’m also interested in where her future goes and was happy to see that she meets with Fredrik next episode. He and Bethenny have a show coming up don’t they? My mind is a vacant lot.
I love love love bitchy Josh Flagg! Saw him on WWHL some time back and started watching the show.
I love this show cause it’s all about the business with a little personal stuff sprinkled in. I love Flagg. Altman just seems kinda sleazy.
One must have a fair amount of nannies to look like Heather does 3 months after having a baby, and I dont just mean the weight.
From the promos, it seemed as if Bobby was in the wrong, but after seeing the show, I see that he is telling Josh to grow up a bit. I don’t know what the future holds, but their fighting made me uncomfortable.
Cursing at and insulting one’s significant other in front of their work colleagues is not the most persuasive case for maturity or growing up.
I agree Grant. But I think the conversation privately at home with a better tone would have been a good idea.
I loved the way Flagg loved his grandmother other than that I think he is a spoiled BRAT. I also think Bobby is going to sock it to him and not in a way that he wants. The marriage will not last two years if that most.
Josh A. to me is a big turn off. He is cocky like Flagg and all the others. Why can’t they take a page from Maurico? He’s just plain classy. I would not want either of the men OTHER than Maruico or for that matter Tracy to be my agent.
ITA! Word for word.
Brentwood is a lovely and highly desired neighborhood. The OJ Simpson stain is irrelevant to people with money seeking a small town atmosphere within the confines of LA. I’d move there if I lived in LA. Heather was rail thin and physically fit before giving birth. I wouldn’t expect anything other than her bouncing right back. I’m glad we’re seeing a bit more variety in the types of homes being shown on MDLA this season. I was getting tired of looking at cookie cutter, modern white boxes with floor to ceiling glass. I probably would have filed for divorce too if my husband accused me of not knowing what grade my child was in on national television. Maybe she didn’t know, or maybe she did. The issue is that he was all too happy to make her look like a bad mom on her own television show. What a jerk.
I agree on Heather. Her baby weight was only baby lol. My baby weight was baby plus a lot of ass, stomach, back and arm flab, cheek and neck fat. Some of it is still there and it took a shit ton of work and a big change in my plate size to lose what I did. I still miss my m&m’s and chai tea lattes lol
Always look forward to Josh flagg with his nostalgia for old Hollywood. I used to love cruising those old neighborhoods with those stately homes with my movie star map and my Mom by my side. So pretenous now and those new builds just so non discript. The realtors just playing the game. Btw Heather has always been slim, has a gym in her home.
We are going to be in LA for a few days over Spring Break and are looking at airbnb’s to rent. There is one that is owned by Madison’s boyfriend Cody and Madison “co-hosts”. I am SO tempted to stay there because of the connection to MDLLA, even though as a family, it’s more sensible to stay near the beach rather than West LA….still debating. 🙂
Eeeeeeewww! The way Bobby treated Josh Flagg in front of his co-workers was horrendous! Josh looked stunned, almost as if he were going to cry. If that had been me, the wedding would have been called off that night. Edith must have been rolling in her grave to see someone treating her beloved grandson that way. I loved the relationship Josh had with her, it showed a sweet, tender side to him, and he deserves better than a spiteful, inappropriate, money-grabbing boy. Hope Josh has an unbreakable pre-nup, I have a horrible feeling he’s going to need it. Madison is also dating someone who’s way too young and immature for him, and is looking almost unhealthy, way too thin. I wish them both happiness, but my usually reliable gut instinct is telling me otherwise.
I need to watch this episode again, someone actually dared to enter my restricted air space and blabber on while I was trying to watch, so I think I missed a lot. You think they’d know better by now, but apparently I’ve failed to properly instruct them on the correct etiquette when my shows are on.
As usual, great recap, Tamara.
dont agree at all. Think Flagg needs to be knocked down several pegs and his soon to be spouse is the one to do it. Flaggs arrogance and abbrasiveness and snobbish probably affects his sales and he needs to grow up. I agree tho, they have issues and need to work on their relationship or they wont last a year/.
I agree with you, Rocky. But perhaps the Mile High Party was not the time or place.
I agree Josh needs to be knocked down several notches, but for that particular situation where it was Altman trying to pick a fight over trash talk and gossip – Flagg was right to be dismissive of it, and Flagg’s fiance was wholly inappropriate to use that situation as an opportunity to belittle Flagg like that in front of his rival/colleague. If I were Flagg I would see that as a major “red flagg”.
I guess I’m in the minority, but as much as I love Josh Flagg, it’s sad that he refuses to make amends with Altman. It does make him look like a petulant ass. Bobby is not a gold digger. Josh even said that is one of the things he loves about him. He stands up to Josh and I respect him for that.
Made me giggle too. This is one of the few shows that I’ll watch with other people, I will pause if disruption!
I still have 2 episodes of Outlander, I need complete privacy and not be tired, love it too much to even allow myself to interupt!
That is how I feel about Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain on CNN. Like right now I am watching a movie and working on the site. But to watch that show, I TRY to take an hour off. Then I save them all to run in the background while I am working and need something I don’t have to watch that hard because I’ve already seen it.
“I need to watch this episode again, someone actually dared to enter my restricted air space and blabber on while I was trying to watch, so I think I missed a lot. You think they’d know better by now, but apparently I’ve failed to properly instruct them on the correct etiquette when my shows are on.”
This made me giggle.