Broker / Owner
Ed Neuhaus
TREC License #593057
About Ed
I've been in Austin real estate since 2009. In that time, I've helped clients buy and sell over 2,000 properties totaling more than $250 million in production. But what I'm most proud of is the relationships I've built along the way.
I live in Bee Cave with my family and own property throughout the Hill Country. When I advise clients on West Austin, Lakeway, Dripping Springs, or anywhere in the metro - I'm talking about neighborhoods I know intimately, not just from MLS data, but from living here.
I think like an investor. I own and manage my own rental portfolio including short-term rentals. When I look at a property for a client, I evaluate it the same way I would for myself - not just whether it's a nice house, but whether it makes financial sense.
Discretion matters to me. Many of my clients are high-net-worth individuals who value privacy. You won't see me name-dropping or posting about deals on social media. Your business stays private.
Specialties
Short Term Rentals
Investment Properties
Luxury Homes
Hill Country Properties
Service Areas
20 Questions with Ed
The real stuff. No corporate bio.
Where did you grow up?
Houston. Lived there until 98, then moved to Nashville for the music business. Did that for about nine years before Austin pulled me in.
How long have you lived in Austin?
Since 2007. Almost 20 years now. Houston to Nashville to Austin. Each city taught me something different, but Austin is where I stayed.
What neighborhood do you live in and why?
Lake Pointe in Bee Cave. Great schools, quiet streets, and Hill Country sunsets from the back porch. Honestly it just checks every box.
What did you do before real estate?
Concert lighting designer. I lived in Nashville and toured with country bands doing lighting design for live shows, TV, theater, and one movie. Professional roadie, basically. I traveled all over the country with some incredible artists. It was one of the best jobs I ever had, but try having a family when you live on a tour bus. Eventually I had to make a choice.
Do you have a family?
Married to my wife Lindsey. We have two kids, one at Lake Travis High School and one at Bee Cave Middle School. Both in Lake Travis ISD.
Dogs or cats?
Dogs. When Lindsey and I first got married we had two. Duke was a Vizsla and Peanut was a boxer mutt. Best dogs.
Morning person or night owl?
I get up at 5:45 every morning. If I had Mexican food the night before, sometimes 4 AM. It's a horrible thing but it just happens.
Best taco in Austin. No hedging.
Taco Deli. The Otto. I will not be taking further questions.
Tex-Mex or BBQ?
Both. Next question.
Queso: with or without meat?
With meat. One year for Lindsey's birthday I knew all she wanted was queso and Bud Light. So I got a six pack and put together a queso tasting flight from her favorite spots around town. Different cups of queso from five different restaurants. Honestly one of my better moves.
What's your go-to ice cream flavor?
Cookies and cream. Every single time.
What's on your playlist driving between showings?
Usually not music. I burn through audiobooks on Audible and podcasts. I am almost always listening to something.
What's your unpopular Austin opinion?
It was better in the 90s.
What's your favorite spot in Austin most people don't know about?
The West Pole in Bee Cave. There is a fantastic story behind how it got there and almost nobody knows it exists.
What's the best thing about living in the Hill Country?
It's slower. People wave at you and say hi. The sunsets are unreal. And somehow there's not a lot of traffic, which is basically a miracle this close to Austin.
If you weren't in real estate, what would you be doing?
Probably still in concert production. I really miss those guys and that whole world. It was exhausting but it was incredibly rewarding. Bon Jovi, Santana, a bunch of country acts. Hard to top that for a career.
What do you do when you're not selling homes?
Flying airplanes, hanging out with my family, woodworking, projects around the house, traveling. I don't sit still very well.
What's the weirdest thing you've seen at a showing?
I have three. First, a loaded handgun hanging on a peg in the coat closet right next to the front door. Eye level. Not locked, not secured. Just hanging there for anyone to grab. Second, a tenant told me her husband was asleep in the master bedroom but said go ahead and look around. So my client and I walked through the master bedroom and the master bath in the dark while this guy was sleeping three feet away. We left quickly. Third, showing a UT condo on a Saturday morning. Four shirtless guys stumble out of the bedrooms. I ask if anyone else is in the house. They say no. Naturally there was absolutely someone hiding under the comforter in one of the bedrooms. We pretended not to notice.
What's something people are surprised to learn about you?
That I can sail a boat and fly an airplane. When I was 14 I lived aboard a sailboat for two weeks in the British Virgin Islands. At 15 I spent a month on a sailboat in the French West Indies. These days I fly airplanes because there's a lot more sky in Central Texas than there is water to sail on.
What kind of music are you into?
Deep cuts. The stuff that never made the radio. Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, John Mayer, James Taylor, Paul Simon, Santana, Dave Matthews, Phish. A lot of Austin stuff too. Soul Hat, Pat Green, Jack Ingram, Jack O'Pierce. Some Ben Rector. Bon Jovi of course, who I also toured with for a minute. If it's on the radio right now I probably haven't heard it.
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