I haven’t had much time to do these recaps and was ready to just stop until I realized there are only two episodes left. So I’m going to give it my best shot. Next week is Flagg’s wedding so that should be good.
Tracy Maltas
Tracy is meeting with a developer that she parted ways with a few episodes ago. He struggles to tell her that he wants her back as his selling agent and he will take the price reduction and it lists at $3.6 million. Tracy gets lots of showings for the house at the new price. One of the guys that looks at the property is “the human Ken doll” who is on a lot of cosmetic surgery shows because he’s had dozens of surgeries. It sounds like he sells implants. Like dick implants. Why am I not surprised.
The Ken doll makes an offer of $3,375,000. Tracy gets them up to $3,415,000. The developer takes the counter.
We didn’t get any scenes of Tracy with her hot soon to be ex-husband.
Josh Flagg
Bobby, Josh’s soon to be husband is taking him to see a property. Does this mean that Bobby is an agent? That doesn’t seem like a great idea. Yep, it is their first co-listing. That means Bobby will do all the work and Flagg will take half of the commission. It’s a really nice house. Flagg suggests a price drop and totally takes over the listing meeting. They eventually agree to Josh’s listing price at $4.4 million hoping for a quick sale.
At the open house, one of the brokers has the same reaction I did about them being married and working together. At the open house Flagg was mocking the refreshments Bobby chose and his chattiness with the clients. They get an offer of $4.1 million. Flagg gets them up to $4.25 the seller says that is still too low. The Bobby agrees with the seller! Really, Bobby? This is exactly why they should not co-list houses. The wife and Flagg convince the husband to take the offer.
We get a quick peek at the wedding rehearsal ahead of the wedding season finale. I really hope the entire episode is the wedding. It’s a sit down dinner for 100 people. We do get a peek at Sonja Morgan asking someone if she can have her necklace. This is the even where Sonja got drunk and caused an injury to his face that he had to try to cover up for his wedding day. Josh gave a lovely toast and cried uncontrollably when speaking about his future husband.
Josh Altman
Altman is off to a listing appointment in the Pacific Palisades. The house is huge and the lot is lovely but some of the house needs some up dating. Josh wants to sell it for more than the seller’s representative wants. The seller wants the house sold in thirty days. The seller wanted $9 million. Josh lists it for just under $12 million. He has thirty days to sell it. After 15 days he starts to realize that it is too much work to be a fixer upper. It’s going to be a tear down. So he invited all the developers he knows to come to the property at the same time and make a bid on it, auction style. This seems smart to me. Kind of. The auction is on day 27 so this better work.
He got three offers plus a verbal offer on the phone. He closes the deal at $11.2 million.
This week didn’t have enough personal storyline for me. It was just all “list a house, sell a house.”
Next week: It looks like we get the Brits, Madison, Altman, Tracy and the fancypants wedding.
Thanks for the great recap! I hope they bring Tracy back next season – she’s a new favorite of mine! I actually enjoy(ed) all of the MDL series, and have been wondering about Luis Ortiz, who seems to be spending a lot of time in LA now, and is hanging out with the Altmans. Wonder if there’s a likelihood of him joining that franchise…I’d love seeing him on tv again.
Luis just kind of grew on me, too, glued. I’d like to see him back on a show.
I really like the New York show better because of Fredrick. It always amazes me how many beautiful homes they tear down in LA to build something newer. These wonderful older homes with character and charm are torn down to build a house with built in expresso machines and sterile rooms. Maybe just me but I prefer the history of a house
It’s not just you. I didn’t see that house as a tear down either. I would have liked to see Jeff Lewis flip it.
Bobby…….he just doesn’t seem right for Josh, to me. As dull and plain as Colston was, he and Josh were respectful towards each other. The banter between Josh and Bobby has an edge to it. Bobby is very arrogant and condescending.
Wow, were we watching the same show? I don’t get that at all!
My TV had the same show Anna’s did. Especially on the previous episode.
I see Bobby as dominant physically and in personality, and I don’t think it will suit Josh for long. Hope he got a prenup, and I actually hope I am wrong-I wish them well.
Time will tell, badseed. Maybe other posters will contribute their thoughts on the matter.
Bobby is not physically dominant in their real estate dealings, but he does seem to publicly undermined Flagg a good bit.
Two condescending assholes never make a good match.
For every condescending asshole you need someone who can roll their eyes, sigh and say “yes dear,” without it affecting them too much.
Trust me I know.
I haven’t watched too many episodes this season so forgive me for asking what happened to Josh and Colton?
As I recall, Josh suddenly broke up with him and magically appeared with Bobby. We don’t really know because it happened in the offseason a couple of years ago.
I said “physically dominant” because Bobby’s a big guy-he is more than a half-head taller than Josh-and when their two faces are together, he has a big ol’ head and face and Josh’s is small and kind of feminine. Josh’s overall demeanor seems slouchier and kind of submissive to this big, blunt, impatient, opinionated boor.
I’m not a fan of Bobby. But I do kind of like that he doesn’t kowtow to Josh. And I get the feeling that Josh likes it too. He had a lovely relationship with his strongly opiniated grandmother Edith and maybe he welcomes that into his life (with Bobby) now that she’s gone.
Bobby has twice now sided opposite of Josh. When he told Josh to “man up” when it came to his issues with Altman — I wouldn’ve sent his ass to his house because talk about disloyal? I don’t care if Flagg was in the wrong (which he wasn’t), you stay loyal to your man when it comes to Altman. Altman is a grade A insecure moldy douche bag when it comes to Flagg. He’s so jealous of Flagg’s family’s wealth he can’t see straight. He’s always comparing himself to Flagg which tells me his rocking a microdick.
I share the same views as you. I have personally met Altman and he’s grotesque!!! I love Josh Flagg, especially when he was with his grandmother Edith! I don’t think Bobby is worthy of him. I hope I’m wrong.
Can’t believe so many have the same thought I did about Bobby. I do not like him at all. I can’t believe how disrespectful and unprofessional he was when he sided with the sellers against Josh when they were discussing the listing price. I feel like he’s inexperienced and a total show off. I suspect Josh’s grandmother would not be pleased.
Thanks so much for the recap!
Maybe Josh likes the fact that Bobby speaks his mind and does not pander to Josh?
This is my guess as well. Other than disrespecting him at the party I think Flagg needs someone like Bobby. I also think the incident at the party was 100% for the show and not a single bit of it was real.