Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,342/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$38,753
Funds due
$49,358
Interest + MI left
$384,597
First ends
Mar 2054
New loan

New conventional

$2,465/mo
+$122/mo
Down payment
$34,990
Funds due
$42,906
Interest + MI left
$477,582
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$311,147$314,910
Second mortgage——
First P&I$2,121.17$2,180.37
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance—$62.98
Taxes, insurance & HOA$221.25$221.25
Total housing payment$2,342.42$2,464.61

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$38,753
Closing costs & prepaids$10,605
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$49,358
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$49,358
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,499.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,555.74
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$213.75
Prepaid interest, first (2 days)$118.49

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 2 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 closing27 yr 4 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.950%
Interest already paid$58,581Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Mar 2054$384,597
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$477,582