Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,219/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$281,764
Funds due
$296,596
Interest + MI left
$202,462
First ends
Aug 2052
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,852/mo
+$1,633/mo
Down payment
$53,764
Funds due
$71,298
Interest + MI left
$562,493
First ends
Aug 2052
New loan

New conventional

$4,144/mo
+$1,925/mo
Down payment
$53,764
Funds due
$67,857
Interest + MI left
$720,632
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$247,236$247,236$475,236
Second mortgage—$228,000—
First P&I$1,460.06$1,460.06$3,290.44
Second P&I—$1,633.42—
Mortgage insurance——$95.05
Taxes, insurance & HOA$758.50$758.50$758.50
Total housing payment$2,218.56$3,851.98$4,143.99

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$53,764
Closing costs & prepaids$17,535
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$71,298
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$71,298
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$5,290.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,236.18
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)$1,025.50
Initial HOA (3 months)$750.00
Prepaid interest, first (30 days)$1,062.78
Prepaid interest, second (30 days)$1,452.33

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 30 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 5.230%
Interest already paid$58,159Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Aug 2052$202,462
Assumption + second · ends Aug 2052, second Jan 2057$562,493
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$720,632