Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,397/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$316,693
Funds due
$330,240
Interest + MI left
$71,760
First ends
Aug 2038
Assumption

Assumption + second

$4,303/mo
+$1,906/mo
Down payment
$50,693
Funds due
$67,241
Interest + MI left
$491,797
First ends
Aug 2038
New loan

New conventional

$3,776/mo
+$1,379/mo
Down payment
$50,693
Funds due
$63,916
Interest + MI left
$679,798
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$182,307$182,307$448,307
Second mortgage—$266,000—
First P&I$1,814.77$1,814.77$3,103.99
Second P&I—$1,905.66—
Mortgage insurance——$89.66
Taxes, insurance & HOA$582.50$582.50$582.50
Total housing payment$2,397.27$4,302.93$3,776.15

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$50,693
Closing costs & prepaids$16,548
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$67,241
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$67,241
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,990.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$911.54
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)$1,247.50
Prepaid interest, first (31 days)$930.57
Prepaid interest, second (31 days)$1,750.86

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 31 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 closing11 yr 8 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.010%
Interest already paid$279,193Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Aug 2038$71,760
Assumption + second · ends Aug 2038, second Jan 2057$491,797
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$679,798