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Auto appraisals in Texas for insurance claims, charitable donations, probate, and divorce, prepared in accordance with USPAP and IRS requirements. AppraiseItNow appraises pickups, SUVs, RVs, travel trailers, and manufactured homes across Texas, including Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio.
DEFENSIBLE, USPAP-COMPLIANT AUTO APPRAISAL REPORTS — QUALIFIED FOR THE IRS, TEXAS COURTS, LENDERS, INSURERS, AND MORE.
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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.
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.
Vehicle Appraiser
CAGA Certified Appraiser since 2014, covering vehicles, boats, equipment, fine art, and collectibles. A classic-car restoration background informs her vehicle work, with reports prepared for insurance, divorce, and charitable contributions.
Client Success Manager
Manages each engagement from the first enquiry to the delivered report, and keeps you posted at every step along the way.
Certified Appraisers Guild of AmericaCertified Appraiser
The Appraisal FoundationAuthorized by Congress as the source of appraisal standardsAppraiseItNow appraises pickups, SUVs, RVs, converted buses, travel trailers, and manufactured homes across Texas, for the insurer, lender, charity, or court that needs an independent value.
Total loss
When a settlement sits below what the same vehicle sells for nearby, we rebuild actual cash value from comparable sales in that market, with aftermarket equipment and recent parts accounted for rather than left out.
Storm damage
A vehicle that came through an earlier hailstorm and was fixed should not lose value twice. We document the prior repair from its records, so the pre-loss value reflects the vehicle as it actually stood before the new claim.
Donations, loans, sales
Converted school buses, older motorhomes, custom trailers, and cars that no longer run have no dependable book figure. We value them from sales of comparable units and the build or repair history, the evidence a charity, an executor, or a lender asks for.
Three recent Texas assignments, told in a line each. Owner names, dollar figures, and addresses stay in the file.
Total loss claim
An actual cash value appraisal for the claim, with each aftermarket upgrade weighed rather than dropped.
Hail claim
Valued in good, undamaged condition, the baseline the owner needed to contest the deduction.
Charitable donation
Valued as it sat for the donor's Form 8283, not at its clean retail figure.
Three Texas rules decide how a disputed vehicle loss is settled, when a damaged vehicle becomes salvage, and what it takes to title a vehicle that has no usable title.
Insurance claims
Jan 1, 2026
policies issued or renewed on or after
Senate Bill 458 added Chapter 1813 to the Texas Insurance Code. Every personal auto policy delivered, issued, or renewed in Texas on or after January 1, 2026 must include an appraisal provision, used only to decide the amount of loss when the owner and the insurer disagree on it, and the award binds both sides unless there was fraud, an accident, or a material mistake. That process runs on an independent valuation, which is the report we prepare.
Total loss
ACV
actual cash value before the damage
Under the Transportation Code, a vehicle becomes a salvage motor vehicle when the cost of repairs, leaving out repainting and sales tax, exceeds its actual cash value immediately before the damage. The pre-loss value is therefore the number a Texas salvage determination is measured against, and the figure worth checking when an insurer declares a total loss.
Bonded titles
150%
of the vehicle's value, the size of the surety bond
A vehicle with no usable title can be titled in Texas against a surety bond for one and a half times its value. TxDMV takes that value from the Standard Presumptive Value, then a national reference guide, and accepts an appraisal only when neither covers the vehicle, or in place of the guide for a vehicle 25 years or older. That appraisal must come from a Texas licensed motor vehicle dealer or insurance adjuster, on the department's form, within 30 days.
What Texas clients say we are known for
Across 22 published Texas appraisal reviews, every one from a client who paid AppraiseItNow for an appraisal, the three things they raise most often are how quickly we answer, how much research is visible in the report, and that they would hire us again.
My wife and I purchased a property that included a double-wide mobile home, which we decided to donate to a local charitable organization that provides housing for low-income families. This type of donation required a formal appraisal to qualify for an IRS tax deduction, so we reached out to Appraise It Now. From the start, they were able to clearly answer all of our questions about both the appraisal process and the tax deduction requirements. We provided photos and additional details, and within 10 days we received a thorough, well-prepared report that included all the necessary IRS forms. I’m giving Appraise It Now a five-star review because communication was excellent throughout the entire process. Everyone I spoke with was helpful, friendly, and professional, and emails were always answered quickly. We were completely satisfied with the experience. Thank you!
Mobile Home Appraisal for Charitable Donation
These guys were phenomenal. Joe was very responsive and gave clear instructions on how to submit my information for the appraisal, which he completed in a very quick timeframe. The appraisal itself was extremely detailed and included a thorough explanation of how they arrived at the value. It came with extensive documentation, and it’s clear they did a significant amount of research. They were also very responsive through text and email and always available to answer any questions. I had them appraise my fifth-wheel RV for resale, and I highly recommend their services. I will definitely use them again.
Recreational Vehicle Appraisal for Insurance Coverage
My daughter had purchased a very collectible 2003 Mustang Cobra terminator just 3 months before her accident with 50,000 miles on it, for 30,000 dollars. We were experiencing some very heavy rains and she hydroplaned and smashed into a guard rail and totaled her car. The insurance company offered her $18,000, but we told them that was an insult to this car. We kept going round and round with them but they were not budging. Finally we googled an independent appraiser and found AppraiseItNow! Their appraised value was 26,462. They negotiated with the insurance for us and we ended up with 25,900. They were awesome and helped us get much closer to the appropriate value of the Cobra. Absolutely worth the price we paid. Highly recommended!
Car Appraisal for Insurance Claim
They appraised an older trailer for me that required a bonded title. They were great with communication and it only took about 2 weeks to get a very nice detailed appraisal report, which finding comps for older trailers is not straight forward. Highly recommend!
Trailer Appraisal for Title Bond
Friendly, speedy service with fair value.
Auto Appraisal for Probate
We were amazed at their professionalism in working with us and the quality of the final appraisal report. And all for thousands less than other appraisers.
Tractor Appraisal for Charitable Donation
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:
Only if you can prove it. Texas Family Code § 3.003 presumes that property either spouse holds during the marriage or at divorce is community property, and overcoming that takes clear and convincing evidence, usually the title, the purchase records, and a trail for the money that paid for it. Once each vehicle is classified, the appraisal gives both sides one fair market value to divide or offset.
Yes. Tangible personal property used for the production of income, which includes work trucks, must be rendered to the appraisal district annually, generally by April 15 with an automatic extension to May 15 on written request. The chief appraiser can also inspect the property and require a written statement supporting the rendered value within 21 days of the request.
Insurance claims typically settle on actual cash value, derived from cost and market data adjusted for mileage, condition, options, and location, which is not the same as retail asking price or replacement cost new. A credible appraisal states the definition of value it uses, because fair market value, replacement cost less depreciation, and actual cash value can each produce a different number for the same truck.
The title and registration, clear photographs of each side, the interior, the odometer, and any damage, and whatever repair, build, or maintenance records exist. For an insurance claim, include the insurer's valuation report too, since its comparables and condition ratings are what the appraisal has to test.
