1st Option Title was founded by Scott Horne, a title attorney and real estate investor who experienced title problems firsthand. He built a company specifically for the transactions other title companies struggle with.
Scott Horne is a title attorney and real estate investor with decades of experience in both investing and title law. As an investor, he experienced the frustration of working with title companies that didn't understand investor transactions and couldn't handle complex title issues.
That experience inspired him to create something different. 1st Option Title was built to serve the transactions that other companies turn away: double closings, creative finance, subject-to deals, hard money closings, and every kind of complex real estate transaction.
Today, 1st Option Title serves investors, commercial brokers, real estate agents, lenders, and buyers and sellers across Texas and Arizona. Our approach is simple: if there's a way to close the deal, we'll find it.
Standard residential purchases, sales, and refinances with expert attention to detail.
Double closings, assignments, creative finance, hard money, and every kind of investor deal.
Multifamily, office, retail, industrial, mixed-use, and development land transactions.
Free comprehensive property research reports for buyers, sellers, investors, and agents.
Title defects, liens, ownership complications, probate, and clearance issues.
Closing cost, mortgage, and investor analysis calculators for informed decision-making.