Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$4,901/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$371,577
Funds due
$393,639
Interest + MI left
$601,836
First ends
Jul 2052
Assumption

Assumption + second

$6,771/mo
+$1,870/mo
Down payment
$110,577
Funds due
$133,944
Interest + MI left
$1,013,977
First ends
Jul 2052
New loan

New conventional

$7,631/mo
+$2,729/mo
Down payment
$110,577
Funds due
$127,194
Interest + MI left
$1,500,527
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$728,423$728,423$989,423
Second mortgage—$261,000—
First P&I$4,319.03$4,319.03$6,850.56
Second P&I—$1,869.84—
Mortgage insurance——$197.88
Taxes, insurance & HOA$582.25$582.25$582.25
Total housing payment$4,901.28$6,771.11$7,630.70

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$110,577
Closing costs & prepaids$23,367
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$133,944
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$133,944
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$11,000.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$3,642.12
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,600.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$650.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$649.75
Initial HOA (3 months)$447.00
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$105.17
Prepaid interest, second (1 days)$55.42

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 closing25 yr 8 moOf the original 30-year loan at 5.270%
Interest already paid$172,621Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Jul 2052$601,836
Assumption + second · ends Jul 2052, second Dec 2056$1,013,977
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$1,500,527