To open escrow with 1st Option Title, enter the property address and your contact information in the form below and submit. That is all it takes to get your order into our pipeline. Our team will take it from there.
You do not need to figure everything out before contacting us. Give us what you have and we will help you through the rest.
Real estate transactions are frequent targets for wire fraud and email compromise.
Before sending ANY funds:
Call 1st Option Title directly using a phone number you already know or a verified phone number listed on our official website.
Do not rely solely on a phone number contained in an email containing wiring instructions.
Always verbally confirm:
1st Option Title does not suddenly change banks or bank accounts during a transaction.
If you receive an email claiming our wiring instructions have changed, Stop. Do not send funds.
Call your escrow officer or 1st Option Title directly using independently verified contact information.
Do not rely on a reply email to verify changed instructions because the email account itself may have been compromised.
Straight answers about opening escrow and starting a title order with 1st Option Title.
Open escrow online by completing the Start an Order form on this page. Enter the property address and your contact information, choose Purchase or Refinance, and submit. Your order is routed to our team, and an escrow officer begins working on the file right away. You do not need every detail figured out before you start; give us what you have and we will help you through the rest.
Start a title order by submitting the property address, your full name, email, and phone number on this page. The form takes about a minute and only asks for the basic information needed to put the property and the customer into the pipeline. Additional details such as seller information, agent information, lender details, and closing dates can be added later with your escrow officer.
Yes. You can begin a title order or open escrow directly online with the Start an Order form on this page. Once submitted, your order is routed to an escrow officer at 1st Option Title who follows up with next steps, applicable fees, closing information, and any additional documents or information needed for your transaction.
To open escrow you need the property address (street, city, state, and ZIP code) plus your full name, email address, and phone number. Everything else is optional at the start. If you already work with an escrow officer at 1st Option Title, select that person in the dropdown so your file stays with the team member who knows your transaction.
You can start an order online through this page, or call our Texas office at (972) 271-1700 or our Arizona office at (480) 795-3491. If you already work with an escrow officer at 1st Option Title, select that officer in the form dropdown and your order will be routed to them directly.
Call 1st Option Title directly using a phone number you already know or a verified phone number listed on our official website, and verbally confirm the bank name, routing number, account number, and the exact wiring amount when applicable. Never rely on wiring instructions sent by email alone, and never trust an email claiming our wiring instructions have changed without independently verifying it. See the Wire Fraud Alert on this page for the full guidance.
Have another question before you start? Call (972) 271-1700 or (480) 795-3491, or send our team a message.