The Altman Close

Chapter 2THE PLAYERS, THE FIELD, THE SHOT CLOCK

Who am I? My name is Josh “the Shark” Altman, aka “the Rain Man of Real Estate,” of the Los Angeles–based Altman Brothers Team. As you read this book you’ll notice that sometimes I lead a chapter with my stats to instill confidence in my clients. Please allow me to do so now.

Last year, out of 2.5 million agents, the Wall Street Journal ranked me #22 and the #1 team in Los Angeles all while filming a TV show for 10 months, writing my last best-selling book, filming a Youtube Channel, recording a podcast, flipping houses, doing 30 keynote speeches around the world, and mentoring thousands of real estate agents. Oh yeah, and having a baby. I have closed over $3 billion in sales. Currently, I have 58 listings with over $100 million in escrow at all times. As my bio reads:

Altman’s reputation precedes him with various record-breaking sales and listings, including a $145 million listing in Beverly Hills, the most expensive one-bedroom ever sold at $21,500,000, the priciest lease in the history of Beverly Hills, the costliest condo sale in Santa Monica, and the highest-price-per-square-foot home sold in the Hollywood Hills. He once approached a big shot studio head one morning at a local gym and sold his house – which wasn’t on the market – for $11.25 million by close of day.

There, now you know, but that’s enough about me. Let’s talk about the game.

Buying and selling real estate is about time, the shot clock. Our market is the world, ...