Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,230/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$15,805
Funds due
$26,694
Interest + MI left
$223,337
First ends
Oct 2052
New loan

New conventional

$2,442/mo
+$212/mo
Down payment
$27,500
Funds due
$36,037
Interest + MI left
$375,350
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$259,195$247,500
Second mortgage——
First P&I$1,551.55$1,713.64
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance—$49.50
Taxes, insurance & HOA$678.83$678.83
Total housing payment$2,230.38$2,441.97

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$15,805
Closing costs & prepaids$10,889
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$26,694
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$26,694
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$2,750.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,295.97
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$956.50
Initial HOA (3 months)$630.00
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$38.42

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 11 moOf the original 30-year loan at 5.410%
Interest already paid$59,220Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Oct 2052$223,337
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$375,350