Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,779/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$269,950
Funds due
$282,839
Interest + MI left
$120,404
First ends
Jul 2050
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,334/mo
+$1,555/mo
Down payment
$52,950
Funds due
$67,135
Interest + MI left
$463,065
First ends
Jul 2050
New loan

New conventional

$3,820/mo
+$2,041/mo
Down payment
$52,950
Funds due
$63,312
Interest + MI left
$715,896
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$255,050$255,050$472,050
Second mortgage—$217,000—
First P&I$1,322.02$1,322.02$3,268.38
Second P&I—$1,554.61—
Mortgage insurance——$94.41
Taxes, insurance & HOA$457.00$457.00$457.00
Total housing payment$1,779.02$3,333.63$3,819.79

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$52,950
Closing costs & prepaids$14,185
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$67,135
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$67,135
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$5,250.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,275.25
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)$406.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$465.00
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$24.46
Prepaid interest, second (1 days)$46.08

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 closing23 yr 8 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.500%
Interest already paid$61,116Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Jul 2050$120,404
Assumption + second · ends Jul 2050, second Dec 2056$463,065
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$715,896