Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,026/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$179,931
Funds due
$193,687
Interest + MI left
$125,905
First ends
Jul 2051
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,994/mo
+$969/mo
Down payment
$47,931
Funds due
$63,805
Interest + MI left
$342,590
First ends
Jul 2051
New loan

New conventional

$3,656/mo
+$1,630/mo
Down payment
$47,931
Funds due
$60,795
Interest + MI left
$653,745
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$299,069$299,069$431,069
Second mortgage—$132,000—
First P&I$1,440.59$1,440.59$2,984.63
Second P&I—$968.57—
Mortgage insurance——$86.21
Taxes, insurance & HOA$585.33$585.33$585.33
Total housing payment$2,025.92$2,994.49$3,656.18

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$47,931
Closing costs & prepaids$15,875
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$63,805
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$63,805
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,790.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,495.35
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)$1,256.00
Prepaid interest, first (30 days)$747.26
Prepaid interest, second (30 days)$867.95

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 closing24 yr 7 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.040%
Interest already paid$52,757Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jul 2051$125,905
Assumption + second · ends Jul 2051, second Jan 2057$342,590
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$653,745