Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$9,292/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$576,934
Funds due
$618,716
Interest + MI left
$1,613,398
First ends
May 2056
Assumption

Assumption + second

$11,985/mo
+$2,694/mo
Down payment
$200,934
Funds due
$246,361
Interest + MI left
$2,207,134
First ends
May 2056
New loan

New conventional

$13,506/mo
+$4,214/mo
Down payment
$200,934
Funds due
$236,711
Interest + MI left
$2,728,403
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$1,423,065$1,423,065$1,799,065
Second mortgage—$376,000—
First P&I$8,601.88$8,601.88$12,456.36
Second P&I—$2,693.71—
Mortgage insurance——$359.81
Taxes, insurance & HOA$689.75$689.75$689.75
Total housing payment$9,291.63$11,985.34$13,505.93

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$200,934
Closing costs & prepaids$45,427
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$246,361
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$246,361
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$19,999.99
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$7,115.32
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,600.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$650.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$1,419.25
Prepaid interest, first (30 days)$7,029.55
Prepaid interest, second (30 days)$2,395.07

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 closing29 yr 5 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.010%
Interest already paid$50,094Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends May 2056$1,613,398
Assumption + second · ends May 2056, second Jan 2057$2,207,134
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$2,728,403