The person you call so the deal doesn't fall apart.
I'm Heather Rice. Texas Real Estate Agents and Lenders keep my number handy for the same three reasons: I untangle the complicated files, I explain things in a way my clients actually understand and hand them a solution, and I answer the phone even when the closing is on a Friday.
Four things I do better than anyone you're using now.
Rates are set by the state, so every title company charges you the same. What you're actually choosing is the person. Here's what you get with me.
Navigating The Transaction
Finding the yes where others said no
Heirship, unreleased liens, a legal description that doesn't match, probate that never finished. I've navigated all of it, and I'm never willing to accept the first "that can't be done" I hear. Resourcefulness is the actual skill: knowing which clerk to call, which underwriter will look at it differently, which attorney turns an affidavit around in days instead of weeks. There is almost always a path, and my job is to find it.
What it means for youDeals that other people would have let die get to the finish line instead. That's the difference in your paycheck and your reputation.
Depth You Can Borrow
You don't have to be the title expert
I know this industry at the level where I can tell you what's actually possible, not just what's typical. Underwriting positions, endorsements and when they matter, and where the real risk sits in a given file. Send me a question and you'll get a straight answer rather than a hedge. If it's outside what I can answer, I'll say so and put you in front of someone who can.
What it means for youYou look sharp in front of your client without having to become a title professional yourself.
You Won't Be Chasing Me
Sounds small. It isn't.
You get a real person and a real answer, not a general mailbox and not a ticket number. Calls and emails come back the same business day, updates reach you before you have to ask, and if something shifts on your file you hear it from me first. I built my career on the idea that responsiveness is the product, across 21 years in private golf and country clubs and six more in title.
What it means for youNo chasing status and no wondering. You always know exactly where your file stands.
Making You Better
Beyond the closing table
I build sales training programs for a living, and I bring continuing education and real estate training to my clients across Texas. Tell me what your agents need and I'll put the right class in front of them, from CE credit to reading a commitment to talking a nervous buyer through title. I'll also hand you the marketing templates, the app recommendations, and the vendor list I'd use myself.
What it means for youA title partner who grows your business, not just one who closes your files.
“The kind of title partner every broker and loan officer needs in their corner. Responsive, transparent, and relentlessly focused on getting files to the finish line.”
Justin WagerMortgage professional · review left on Google
Choose your side of the table
For Real Estate Agents
The title issues that cost you closings, in plain language you can hand to a client.
Marital property rights & spousal joinder
Heirship and probate closings
Why survey coverage matters
Reading a title commitment in 10 minutes
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For Lenders
What holds up funding, what your policy actually covers, and how to get ahead of both.
Closing protection & wire fraud protocol
Loan policy coverage vs. owner's policy
Powers of attorney and entity documents
Curative timelines that protect your lock
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For Investors
Creative deals closed cleanly, with everyone at the table informed.
Assignments and wholesaling
Double closes and funding
Owner finance and entity purchases
1031 exchange closings
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Also here
Everything else I'd hand a new client on day one.
Vetted vendors I actually use. Editable marketing templates. The apps worth your subscription. Priority Agent ONE, my mobile net-sheet and quoting tool.