Compare the three ways to buy

The payment, the cash to close, and what is left to pay

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,975/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$242,224
Funds due
$256,916
Interest + MI left
$501,031
First ends
Dec 2055
Assumption

Assumption + second

$4,274/mo
+$1,299/mo
Down payment
$65,224
Funds due
$81,205
Interest + MI left
$791,586
First ends
Dec 2055
New loan

New conventional

$4,537/mo
+$1,562/mo
Down payment
$65,224
Funds due
$76,478
Interest + MI left
$886,852
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$407,776$407,776$584,776
Second mortgage—$177,000—
First P&I$2,604.03$2,604.03$4,048.87
Second P&I—$1,298.76—
Mortgage insurance——$116.96
Taxes, insurance & HOA$371.00$371.00$371.00
Total housing payment$2,975.03$4,273.80$4,536.83

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$65,224
Closing costs & prepaids$15,981
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$81,205
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$81,205
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$6,500.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$2,038.88
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,000.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$500.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$58.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$555.00
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$72.62
Prepaid interest, second (1 days)$38.79

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 1 days of interest to the end of the closing month.

What is left to pay

The seller already paid down the early, interest-heavy years.

Remaining first mortgage at closing29 yr 1 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.500%
Interest already paid$24,435Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Dec 2055$501,031
Assumption + second · ends Dec 2055, second Dec 2056$791,586
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$886,852