Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,047/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$283,239
Funds due
$293,335
Interest + MI left
$30,092
First ends
Apr 2039
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,816/mo
+$1,770/mo
Down payment
$36,239
Funds due
$49,106
Interest + MI left
$420,126
First ends
Apr 2039
New loan

New conventional

$2,629/mo
+$1,583/mo
Down payment
$36,239
Funds due
$46,352
Interest + MI left
$483,207
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$71,661$71,661$318,661
Second mortgage—$247,000—
First P&I$687.52$687.52$2,206.34
Second P&I—$1,769.54—
Mortgage insurance——$63.73
Taxes, insurance & HOA$359.17$359.17$359.17
Total housing payment$1,046.69$2,816.23$2,629.24

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$36,239
Closing costs & prepaids$12,867
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$49,106
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$49,106
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,549.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$358.31
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$387.50
Initial HOA (3 months)$240.00
Prepaid interest, first (29 days)$343.33
Prepaid interest, second (29 days)$1,520.91

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 29 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 closing12 yr 4 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.030%
Interest already paid$103,111Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Apr 2039$30,092
Assumption + second · ends Apr 2039, second Jan 2057$420,126
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$483,207