Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,259/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$305,388
Funds due
$320,622
Interest + MI left
$82,118
First ends
Oct 2046
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,972/mo
+$1,712/mo
Down payment
$66,388
Funds due
$84,394
Interest + MI left
$459,519
First ends
Oct 2046
New loan

New conventional

$4,638/mo
+$2,379/mo
Down payment
$66,388
Funds due
$81,365
Interest + MI left
$892,552
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$349,612$349,612$588,612
Second mortgage—$239,000—
First P&I$1,813.99$1,813.99$4,075.43
Second P&I—$1,712.23—
Mortgage insurance——$117.72
Taxes, insurance & HOA$445.33$445.33$445.33
Total housing payment$2,259.33$3,971.55$4,638.49

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$66,388
Closing costs & prepaids$18,007
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$84,394
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$84,394
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$6,550.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,748.06
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)$626.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$210.00
Prepaid interest, first (30 days)$632.18
Prepaid interest, second (30 days)$1,522.40

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 closing19 yr 10 moOf the original 25-year loan at 2.200%
Interest already paid$43,780Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Oct 2046$82,118
Assumption + second · ends Oct 2046, second Jan 2057$459,519
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$892,552