Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,964/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$34,488
Funds due
$46,777
Interest + MI left
$475,943
First ends
Nov 2054
New loan

New conventional

$3,161/mo
+$197/mo
Down payment
$43,990
Funds due
$53,027
Interest + MI left
$600,424
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$405,412$395,910
Second mortgage——
First P&I$2,623.08$2,741.20
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance—$79.18
Taxes, insurance & HOA$340.92$340.92
Total housing payment$2,964.00$3,161.30

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$34,488
Closing costs & prepaids$12,289
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$46,777
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$46,777
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,399.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$2,027.06
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$392.75
Initial HOA (3 months)$180.00
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$72.20

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 closing28 yrOf the original 30-year loan at 6.500%
Interest already paid$53,366Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Nov 2054$475,943
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$600,424