Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,656/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$10,242
Funds due
$20,336
Interest + MI left
$116,184
First ends
Jul 2051
New loan

New conventional

$2,208/mo
+$552/mo
Down payment
$29,990
Funds due
$37,575
Interest + MI left
$409,337
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$289,658$269,910
Second mortgage——
First P&I$1,371.09$1,868.80
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance—$53.98
Taxes, insurance & HOA$285.25$285.25
Total housing payment$1,656.34$2,208.04

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$10,242
Closing costs & prepaids$10,094
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$20,336
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$20,336
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$2,999.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,448.29
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$337.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$68.76
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$23.01

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 1 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 8 moOf the original 30-year loan at 2.900%
Interest already paid$48,001Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Jul 2051$116,184
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$409,337