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.
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FLAT PRICING · $200 VTR-125
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Scheduled mobile visits across the state.
SERVICES IN Texas
Appraisal services we offer in Texas
Bankruptcy in Texas
A defensible vehicle value for your schedules, so the exemption math works and the trustee moves on. $250 flat.
Bonded title in Texas
The certified value that sets your surety bond, documented to what your Texas county motor vehicle office expects.
Certified used-vehicle in Texas
Certified condition-based values for purchases, estates, and county paperwork.
Classic & collector in Texas
Agreed-value and resale numbers built from real auction and dealer comps, not a depreciation curve. $250 flat.
Diminished value in Texas
The body shop fixed it. The market still knows. We document what the accident cost you. $300 flat.
Divorce & family court in Texas
One neutral, certified number both attorneys can work from. $250 flat, same-day often available.
Estate & probate in Texas
Certified vehicle values for probate filings, including date-of-death valuations. $250 flat.
Fleet & commercial in Texas
Consistent certified values across every unit you run, from box trucks to semi tractors. $250 per vehicle.
Insurance total loss in Texas
Storm season totals thousands of cars a year, so bring your own ACV number to the claim.
Specialty vehicle appraisal in Texas
Boats, RVs, motorcycles and trailers, valued by people who know a ranch rig from a rental. $250 flat.
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.
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?
Not always, but trustees can and do challenge unsupported values. A certified appraisal is the cheapest insurance against an objection that could cost far more in delays and fees.
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- How does the bonded title process work in Texas?
- What does the appraisal cost, and the whole thing?
- Where do you offer same-day service?
- Can you do the 14-128 tax appraisal at the same visit?
- ¿Hacen avalúos en español?
- My insurer says the car's totaled. What are my rights?
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sí. Servicio completo en español: llamada, inspección y documento final. Empiece en avalúo de autos o llame al 281-709-3436.
- 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.
- Certified vehicle appraisals in Colorado
- Certified vehicle appraisals in Missouri
- Certified vehicle appraisals in Tennessee
Or browse the full service areas hub.
Put a certified number on it.
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