Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,725/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$273,955
Funds due
$286,737
Interest + MI left
$115,042
First ends
Jul 2050
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,308/mo
+$1,583/mo
Down payment
$52,955
Funds due
$67,034
Interest + MI left
$464,019
First ends
Jul 2050
New loan

New conventional

$3,780/mo
+$2,056/mo
Down payment
$52,955
Funds due
$63,255
Interest + MI left
$708,212
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$246,045$246,045$467,045
Second mortgage—$221,000—
First P&I$1,271.43$1,271.43$3,233.73
Second P&I—$1,583.27—
Mortgage insurance——$93.41
Taxes, insurance & HOA$453.33$453.33$453.33
Total housing payment$1,724.76$3,308.03$3,780.46

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$52,955
Closing costs & prepaids$14,079
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$67,034
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$67,034
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$5,200.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,230.22
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)$535.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$324.99
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$23.39
Prepaid interest, second (1 days)$46.92

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 closing23 yr 8 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.470%
Interest already paid$58,473Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Jul 2050$115,042
Assumption + second · ends Jul 2050, second Dec 2056$464,019
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$708,212