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Bonded title appraisals in Texas

Lost title, missing title, title that never came with the truck: the TxDMV's bonded-title route fixes it, and it starts with our certified VTR-125 appraisal. Same-day across the Houston metro, scheduled statewide, en español si lo prefiere.

$200
VTR-125 · FLAT
10
METRO AREAS SAME-DAY
1.5x
BOND = VALUE ×

CERTIFIED & BONDED

SAME-DAY MOBILE SERVICE

FLAT PRICING · $200 VTR-125

Get Your Texas Appraisal

Scheduled mobile visits across the state.

Bankruptcy Appraisal
Classic Car Appraisal
Diminished Value Appraisal
Divorce Appraisal
Fleet Vehicle Appraisal
Specialty Vehicle Appraisal
Total Loss Appraisal
Used Motor Vehicle Tax Appraisal
Vehicle Estate Appraisal
VTR-125 Bonded Title Appraisal
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SERVICES IN Texas

Appraisal services we offer in Texas

COURT FILINGS

Bankruptcy in Texas

A defensible vehicle value for your schedules, so the exemption math works and the trustee moves on. $250 flat.

FLAGSHIP

Bonded title in Texas

The certified value that sets your surety bond, documented to what your Texas county motor vehicle office expects.

PURCHASES & ESTATES

Certified used-vehicle in Texas

Certified condition-based values for purchases, estates, and county paperwork.

COLLECTOR MARKET

Classic & collector in Texas

Agreed-value and resale numbers built from real auction and dealer comps, not a depreciation curve. $250 flat.

INSURANCE CLAIM

Diminished value in Texas

The body shop fixed it. The market still knows. We document what the accident cost you. $300 flat.

COURT-READY

Divorce & family court in Texas

One neutral, certified number both attorneys can work from. $250 flat, same-day often available.

PROBATE & INHERITANCE

Estate & probate in Texas

Certified vehicle values for probate filings, including date-of-death valuations. $250 flat.

BULK DISCOUNTS

Fleet & commercial in Texas

Consistent certified values across every unit you run, from box trucks to semi tractors. $250 per vehicle.

INSURANCE

Insurance total loss in Texas

Storm season totals thousands of cars a year, so bring your own ACV number to the claim.

BEYOND CARS

Specialty vehicle appraisal in Texas

Boats, RVs, motorcycles and trailers, valued by people who know a ranch rig from a rental. $250 flat.

COMMON PROBLEMS

Common title & valuation problems in Texas

NO TITLE IN HAND

The bonded title (VTR-130-SOF + VTR-125)

Bought it with a handshake, inherited it, or the title's in a flooded filing cabinet: you apply with a VTR-130-SOF, TxDMV reviews it at a Regional Service Center, and a surety bond, 1.5× our appraised value, protects prior owners for three years. Then it's simply your truck.

TAX BILL TOO HIGH

SPV on a private-party sale

The county taxes your purchase on standard presumptive value unless a certified 14-128 appraisal documents what the vehicle is actually worth. High-mileage and rough-condition vehicles are exactly where the state's table runs hottest.

TOTALED, OR IS IT?

Total loss at 100% of ACV

Texas calls it a total loss when repair costs reach the car's actual cash value. Adjusters control both numbers unless you bring your own. An independent appraisal on your side of the table changes the math, and TDI rules give you room to dispute.

WHY Texas OWNERS CHOOSE US

Based in Cypress. At your curb by afternoon.

This is our home state, and it shows in the details: we know which TxDMV Regional Service Center is moving fast this month, what the Harris County tax office wants stapled where, and why a Katy hail car and a Pasadena refinery-lot car don't comp the same. Most days we're rolling before eight: Cypress out US-290, into Houston on I-10 or I-45, around Beltway 8 and the Grand Parkway to Katy, Sugar Land, Spring, and The Woodlands.

Same-day means same-day inside the metro: morning call, afternoon inspection, stamped VTR-125 by evening. The rest of Texas (Austin, San Antonio, Dallas-Fort Worth, and the small towns between) books as a scheduled visit, usually inside the week. Servicio completo en español, del primer teléfono al documento final: avalúo de autos en español.

SERVICE AREA ·
HOUSTON METRO SAME-DAY · STATEWIDE SCHEDULED

AREAS WE SERVE IN Texas

Same-day across the Houston metro

  • Houston
  • Cypress
  • Katy
  • Spring
  • Sugar Land
  • The Woodlands
  • Pearland
  • Pasadena
  • Humble
  • Conroe

FAQS

FAQs about vehicle appraisals in Texas

Do bankruptcy courts require a professional appraisal?

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  1. How does the bonded title process work in Texas?
  2. What does the appraisal cost, and the whole thing?
  3. Where do you offer same-day service?
  4. Can you do the 14-128 tax appraisal at the same visit?
  5. ¿Hacen avalúos en español?
  6. My insurer says the car's totaled. What are my rights?
  1. Four moves: (1) we appraise the vehicle and stamp Form VTR-125; (2) you file the VTR-130-SOF application with TxDMV; (3) TxDMV issues a Notice of Determination and you buy a surety bond for 1.5× the appraised value; (4) you title at your county tax office. The bond rides along for three years, then falls away. Full detail in our lost-title guide.
  2. The appraisal is $200 flat anywhere in Texas. The bond premium and state fees stack on top; we published the complete 2026 math in the Texas bonded title cost guide.
  3. The Houston metro: Houston, Cypress, Katy, Spring, Sugar Land, The Woodlands, Pearland, Pasadena, Humble, and Conroe. Beyond the metro we schedule, with most Texas addresses inside the week.
  4. Yes. Buying and titling often land together, and one trip can produce both the certified 14-128 and whatever the title work needs. Mind the filing window: call the day you buy.
  5. Sí. Servicio completo en español: llamada, inspección y documento final. Empiece en avalúo de autos o llame al 281-709-3436.
  6. In Texas a car totals when repair cost reaches its actual cash value, and you're entitled to contest the ACV with your own certified appraisal, including through your policy's appraisal clause. Our Houston total-loss guide walks the timeline.

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PROCESS & SCHEDULING

How a Texas appraisal gets scheduled

Inside the Houston metro, it's usually today: call before noon and a certified appraiser meets the vehicle the same afternoon: driveway, body shop, tow yard, or storage lot, running or not. Elsewhere in Texas we route scheduled visits through the week, and for the state's far corners a photo-documented remote appraisal is often the faster, honest option; we'll tell you which fits on the call.

ALSO SERVING

Nearby states

Paperwork crossing state lines? We cover the corridors Texans actually move along.

Or browse the full service areas hub.

SCHEDULED THIS WEEK

Put a certified number on it.

One call sets the price, the route day, and the paperwork your county office expects.

281-709-3436

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