Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,334/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$280,295
Funds due
$295,122
Interest + MI left
$145,866
First ends
Sep 2050
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,889/mo
+$1,555/mo
Down payment
$63,295
Funds due
$79,418
Interest + MI left
$488,527
First ends
Sep 2050
New loan

New conventional

$4,620/mo
+$2,286/mo
Down payment
$63,295
Funds due
$75,057
Interest + MI left
$851,751
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$344,705$344,705$561,705
Second mortgage—$217,000—
First P&I$1,715.28$1,715.28$3,889.13
Second P&I—$1,554.61—
Mortgage insurance——$112.34
Taxes, insurance & HOA$618.67$618.67$618.67
Total housing payment$2,333.95$3,888.56$4,620.14

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$63,295
Closing costs & prepaids$16,123
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$79,418
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$79,418
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$6,250.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,723.53
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)$816.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$540.00
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$29.75
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 10 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.150%
Interest already paid$72,489Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Sep 2050$145,866
Assumption + second · ends Sep 2050, second Dec 2056$488,527
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$851,751