Bravo’s “Million Dollar Listing” star Josh Flagg being interviewed by Top Agent Magazine Publisher, on the set of “Million Dollar Listing”.

Josh Flagg’s meteoric rise in the world of real estate has been nothing short of amazing. Currently with Rodeo Realty in Beverly Hills, he has a history of record-breaking sales and has sold some of the most exclusive properties the city has to offer. His success landed him a role on Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing, now in its fifth season. The show highlights the lengths he will go for his clients and his dedication to the field. On and off camera, nothing is more important to Josh than the satisfaction of his clients.

Josh began his career when most of his peers were still in high school. While they were studying for finals he was getting his real estate license. “I started when I was 18,” he explains. “By the time I graduated I was already in the business and selling property.” Business sense came easily to him having grown up immersed in the family business in commercial real estate.

His family’s primary business, however, was operating multi million-dollar nation wide clothing company, which his grandmother started in the 1950s. His sense of entrepreneurship also extends to his mother’s side of the family. Flagg’s great grandfather was the founder and owner of the nation retail chain of stores Platt Music Corporation that was considered to be the largest in the world of its kind from the 1920s to the 1960s.

As a fourth generation Los Angeles native, Josh’s intimate knowledge of the properties and the neighborhoods here, particularly those in the Platinum Triangle, an area composed of the neighborhoods of Bel Air, Beverly Hills and Holmby Hills, has made him an invaluable asset to his clients. “I’ve always loved architecture and the histories of houses,” he says.

“I know every single house on every single street here. I study it. I know the inventory and the history of transactions; who bought it, and how it was bought and sold. I’m confident I can get a client a good deal because I can tell them what’s happened with the house, two doors down and four and six doors over. ” His insider knowledge is particularly helpful for clients moving to Beverly Hills for the first time. The rich tapestry of properties and the lore of their former residents is a fascinating part of the city, and Josh knows it inside and out.

He feels so strongly about the history of the city that he has developed a new app, Star Maps by Josh Flagg. The app combines Josh’s interest in the stories these properties hold with a quick and efficient tool for REALTORS and clients alike. “When you drive up Sunset, you can buy a star map for $15 or $20 or pay for a tour of the houses where stars lived,” Josh explains. “The problem is most of this information is inaccurate which to me is an injustice to the history of the city. With my app, for just $1.99, all of the information is fact-checked and cross-referenced with 100 years of public records.

You’re getting updated, verified information for a fraction of the price of the star map on the street.” The app provides a map of the properties owned, or previously owned by celebrities in relation to the user’s current location in the city. The user can then use their cell phone to create a self-guided tour. “This is a great tool for REALTORS,” he says. “When you’re out with a client you have access to the history of the property instantly, who lived here, who lives here now and who the neighbors are. These can be crucial pieces of information when making a sale.”