Texas bonded title appraisals
Certified appraisers
Accepted in all 50 states and DC
Same-day available
No title, no sale, no registration. The bonded-title route fixes that, and it starts with a certified appraisal that sets your surety bond. $200 flat, typically delivered within 24 hours. A Texas service, in person statewide.
The appraisal the whole bond stands on
A bonded title lets you legally title a vehicle when the original title is lost, was never signed over, or never showed up. In Texas the paperwork is the VTR-130-SOF application plus a Form VTR-125 appraisal, filed with the TxDMV. The state protects any prior owner with a surety bond set at 1.5 times the vehicle's appraised value, which makes the appraisal the number everything else stands on.
Appraise it too high and you overpay the bond premium for three years. Get it wrong and the file bounces. We appraise it carefully, stamp the VTR-125, and hand you the bond math already done. This is a Texas-only service: the VTR-125 is a TxDMV form, and we appraise the vehicle in person anywhere in the state.
WHAT'S INCLUDED: $200 FLAT
- Certified, stamped Form VTR-125
- VIN verification and photo documentation
- Fair-market valuation with comparable sales
- Surety-bond amount calculated for you (1.5×)
- Filing guidance for the TxDMV and your county tax office
- In-person inspection anywhere in Texas
- Digital delivery, typically within 24 hours
Call to filed-and-done
Call or file the form
We confirm the bonded-title route fits your situation and quote the flat $200 on the call. Five minutes, no obligation.
We come to the vehicle
A certified appraiser meets the vehicle anywhere in Texas, about 30 minutes, running or not; storage lots and back pastures welcome.
You file with confidence
Stamped VTR-125 in hand, bond amount computed, next steps written down. Digital delivery typically within 24 hours, and same-day on most Houston-metro jobs.
Every bonded title appraisal: $200, flat
$200 flat, anywhere in Texas. No mileage fees, no surprise add-ons, no hourly meter. For the full cost picture (bond premium and state fees included), read what a bonded title appraisal costs in Texas.
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Bonded title appraisals across Texas
Bonded title appraisal questions
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- What is a VTR-125, and why do I need one?
- What does the whole bonded title cost, start to finish?
- How fast can you get it done?
- Does the appraisal decide my bond amount?
- Do you do bonded titles outside Texas?
- Will the TxDMV accept your appraisal?
- Form VTR-125 is the TxDMV's Motor Vehicle Appraisal for a bonded title. It documents the vehicle's value so the state can set your surety bond at 1.5× that value. Without it, the bonded-title application doesn't move.
- Our appraisal is $200 flat. On top of that you'll pay the surety-bond premium (set by the bond company off the 1.5× amount, so quote it with them directly) and TxDMV filing fees. We wrote out the full 2026 math in our Texas cost guide.
- Most appraisals are delivered digitally within about 24 hours of receiving your vehicle info and photos. Same-day is common across the Houston metro: morning call, afternoon appraisal, stamped form by evening.
- Yes. In Texas the bond is 1.5 times the appraised value, so a careful, honest appraisal directly controls what you pay the surety company. That's why guessing high "to be safe" costs you real money.
- No. Bonded title appraisals are a Texas-only service for us. Other states run their own surety-bond or court-order routes through their own titling agencies, and you'll want an appraiser working to that state's process. Our other services, including total loss, estate, and collector appraisals, are available in all 50 states and DC.
- We're certified and bonded vehicle appraisers, and the VTR-125 we deliver is completed to the TxDMV's published requirements. Final acceptance always rests with the TxDMV and your county office, but that's the whole job on our side, and we hold a 4.9 rating across 84 reviews doing it.
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