Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$4,819/mo
+$36/mo
Down payment
$16,411
Funds due
$32,907
Interest + MI left
$804,249
First ends
Oct 2054
New loan

New conventional

$4,783/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$67,580
Funds due
$79,312
Interest + MI left
$922,407
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$659,389$608,220
Second mortgage——
First P&I$4,369.07$4,211.19
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance—$121.64
Taxes, insurance & HOA$450.33$450.33
Total housing payment$4,819.40$4,783.17

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$16,411
Closing costs & prepaids$16,496
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$32,907
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$32,907
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$6,758.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$3,296.94
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,000.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$500.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$581.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$270.00
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$121.58

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 closing27 yr 11 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.730%
Interest already paid$93,615Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Oct 2054$804,249
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$922,407