Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,248/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$251,585
Funds due
$262,341
Interest + MI left
$41,374
First ends
Jun 2043
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,774/mo
+$1,526/mo
Down payment
$38,585
Funds due
$51,948
Interest + MI left
$377,719
First ends
Jun 2043
New loan

New conventional

$2,821/mo
+$1,573/mo
Down payment
$38,585
Funds due
$49,221
Interest + MI left
$516,194
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$127,415$127,415$340,415
Second mortgage—$213,000—
First P&I$852.47$852.47$2,356.96
Second P&I—$1,525.96—
Mortgage insurance——$68.08
Taxes, insurance & HOA$395.58$395.58$395.58
Total housing payment$1,248.05$2,774.01$2,820.63

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$38,585
Closing costs & prepaids$13,362
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$51,948
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$51,948
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,790.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$637.07
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)$475.75
Initial HOA (3 months)$261.00
Prepaid interest, first (30 days)$373.87
Prepaid interest, second (30 days)$1,356.78

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 closing16 yr 6 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.570%
Interest already paid$77,316Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jun 2043$41,374
Assumption + second · ends Jun 2043, second Jan 2057$377,719
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$516,194