Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$5,571/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$54,850
Funds due
$74,616
Interest + MI left
$926,264
First ends
Apr 2055
New loan

New conventional

$5,903/mo
+$332/mo
Down payment
$83,000
Funds due
$97,294
Interest + MI left
$1,132,876
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$775,150$747,000
Second mortgage——
First P&I$4,989.48$5,172.08
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance—$149.40
Taxes, insurance & HOA$582.00$582.00
Total housing payment$5,571.48$5,903.48

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$54,850
Closing costs & prepaids$19,766
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$74,616
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$74,616
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$8,300.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$3,875.75
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,600.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$650.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$697.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$399.00
Prepaid interest, first (2 days)$276.08

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 2 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 yr 5 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.500%
Interest already paid$80,560Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Apr 2055$926,264
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$1,132,876