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Personal property appraisals in Texas for donations, estate tax, divorce, and probate, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises antiques, jewelry, fine art, collectibles, and furniture across Texas, including Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT PERSONAL PROPERTY APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, TEXAS COURTS, LENDERS, INSURERS, AND MORE.
Texas holds major auction and antiques markets in Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston and a growing collectibles culture in Austin and San Antonio, alongside property reflecting the state's energy industry heritage and its Western and Native American art traditions. Two of the assets below link to a page written for Texas; the rest link to the appraisers who cover them nationwide.
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Owner & CEO
Joe founded AppraiseItNow to make a certified, USPAP-compliant appraisal as simple to order as anything else online. A former Bain & Company strategy consultant, Joe leads the entire team and specializes in strategy, growth, and the firm's tech capabilities.
Personal Property Appraiser
ISA Accredited Member with 30 years in the trade, from running estate sales and an auction gallery to appraising luxury apparel, furniture, artwork, antiques, and business assets, primarily for IRS tax filings.
Machinery & Equipment Appraiser
Third-generation auctioneer and CAGA Certified Appraiser with more than 20 years valuing machinery, equipment, vehicles, business assets, and estates for banks, attorneys, and trustees across the Carolinas.
Personal Property Appraiser
ISA Accredited Member specializing in Asian art, with a Master's from SOAS and a Postgraduate Diploma in Asian Art. Ashley chairs the ISA's Antiques, Furnishings, and Decorative Arts committee and appraises for charitable donation, insurance, and equitable distribution.
Client Success Manager
Manages each engagement from the first enquiry to the delivered report, and keeps you posted at every step along the way.
International Society of AppraisersAccredited Member
Certified Appraisers Guild of AmericaCertified Appraiser
The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standardsAppraiseItNow appraises furniture, household contents, fine art, sterling silver, jewelry, firearms, and collections in Texas for charitable donations, estate settlement, divorce, and insurance claims. We work from the photographs, receipts, and descriptions you send online, and inspect in person when a whole household or a large collection warrants it.
Charitable donations
When a company clears out an office or a family gives a houseful of furniture to charity, we value the gift by category, pricing desks, seating, case goods, and appliances against recent sales of comparable used pieces. The report records the condition of each category on the day it was given.
Estates and heirs
Heirs splitting a Texas household often trade pieces instead of selling them. The things that decide the split, such as a painting, a silver service, or a coin collection, get values of their own, and everything else is valued in groups, so the shares can be balanced before anything leaves the house.
Divorce
We value the furniture, art, jewelry, firearms, and collections as of the date counsel sets, and list on its own any piece a spouse says was inherited or owned before the marriage, so the court can decide its character with a value already attached.
Insurance claims
When an insurer asks for a documented value on drapes, rugs, furniture, or art that was destroyed, we build it from the owner's photographs, receipts, and descriptions, at whichever measure the policy uses: replacement cost or actual cash value.
Both gifts were valued at fair market value as of the day the charity received them: a few pieces of furniture from one donor, and the furnishings of an office from the other.
Charitable donation
Valued against secondhand sales of comparable Stickley pieces, with the recliner and chairs priced as used furniture.
Charitable donation
Workstations, seating, filing, and kitchen equipment valued by category against what used office furnishings sell for.
Two Texas statutes turn on what a household's personal property is worth: one lets the heirs of a small estate left without a will skip administration, and one caps what a family can keep from creditors.
Small estates
$75,000
in estate assets, not counting the homestead and exempt property
Under the Texas Estates Code, the heirs of someone who dies without a will can take the estate through a small estate affidavit instead of waiting for a personal representative, provided 30 days have passed since the death, no petition to appoint a representative is pending or granted, and the estate's assets, not counting the homestead and exempt property, are worth no more than $75,000 on the date of the affidavit. The affidavit must list the known assets and show the estate is under that limit, and a judge must approve it. An appraisal of the personal property is how the heirs show where the estate stands.
Creditor exemptions
$100,000
aggregate fair market value exempt for a family, or $50,000 for a single adult
Under the Texas Property Code, home furnishings (family heirlooms included), clothing, jewelry, two firearms, and athletic and sporting equipment are exempt from garnishment, attachment, and execution as long as their combined fair market value is no more than $100,000 for a family or $50,000 for a single adult. No more than a quarter of that limit can be jewelry, and a creditor with a lien or security interest in a piece can still take it. When a creditor contests the exemption, a fair market value appraisal of the household is how the owner shows where it stands.
What Texas clients say we are known for
Across 23 published Texas appraisal reviews, every one from a client who paid AppraiseItNow for an appraisal, the three things they raise most often are that they would hire us again, how much research is visible in the report, and how quickly we answer.
Exceptional customer service and fast turnaround on my request for an insurance appraisal. Their professionalism, responsiveness, and attention to detail strengthened my position in an ongoing insurance claim. Incredibly easy to work with—courteous, efficient, and clear in their communication throughout the process. Highly recommend them to anyone needing accurate, independent appraisals for insurance or personal purposes.
Personal Property Appraisal for Insurance Claim
Joe made the process to have my piece of furniture appraised extremely easy, efficient and quick. My experience was great and I'd recommend AppraiseItNow to anyone looking for an appraisal.
Furniture Appraisal for Insurance Coverage
The staff at AppraiseItNow was exceptionally professional and attentive, ensuring a comfortable experience throughout the entire appraisal process.
Sports Memorabilia Appraisal for Personal Use
It is a pleasure to work with Joe and his team. They communicate every step along the way and made the process simple for us to have more than 35 firearms appraised. It was all done in a timely manner and the final report is easy to understand. I highly recommend their services.
Gun Appraisal for Probate
The AppraiseItNow team was great to work with. We hired them to appraise some precious metals for a charitable donation, and they were very helpful throughout the process. They provided clear instructions on how to submit photos and item descriptions, and delivered the appraisal and IRS forms within just a few days. Thank you so much, highly recommended!
Bullion Appraisal for Charitable Donation
I used AppraiseItNow for the first time last month and I was extremely pleased with the results. I needed an appraisal done for insurance purposes and the level of detail about each of my antique furniture pieces was thorough and very helpful in my being able to get the highest amount possible from my insurance company for the antique items that were damaged. I could see that they spent time making sure that the information she included was correct and current for my antique furniture items in the current market. The team responded to my emails timely to answer any questions I had. I would highly recommend Appraise It Now to get a thorough and professional appraisal done on antique items. I do intend to use them again for other antique furniture and jewelry that I have. Job well done! 😃🤗
Antique Furniture Appraisal for Insurance Claim
Given the USPAP-compliant nature of AppraiseItNow’s appraisal reports, we prepare our deliverables for major legal, tax, and financial reporting purposes for individual and commercial clients.
Popular uses of our appraisal reports include:
Usually not, because fair market value for clothing sits well below original retail price. A common costly mistake is treating retail asking prices, eBay listings, or replacement-cost figures as fair market value; those numbers reflect different markets. Our appraisers base value on what comparable garments actually sell for, adjusted for brand, condition, rarity, provenance, and current demand.
A qualified appraisal is generally required once your noncash charitable deduction for the donated property exceeds $5,000, and the donation must be reported on IRS Form 8283. High-end wardrobe and couture donations reach that threshold faster than most donors expect, so we support the value with condition notes and comparable sales for each category of clothing.
Texas Estates Code Chapter 309 generally requires the personal representative to file a verified inventory of all estate personal property, stating the fair market value of each item as of the date of death, before the 91st day after qualifying unless the court allows more time. Wardrobes with significant designer, vintage, or fur pieces are typically supported with a professional appraisal rather than a guess.
No, Texas imposes no state estate or inheritance tax. Only the federal estate tax can apply: Form 706 is required when the gross estate plus lifetime taxable gifts exceeds the federal basic exclusion amount, which is $15 million for deaths in 2026, and executors also file it to pass unused exclusion to a surviving spouse. Even below that threshold, date-of-death values for valuable clothing may still be needed for the probate inventory and basis records.