Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$5,105/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$228,230
Funds due
$249,100
Interest + MI left
$750,038
First ends
Jul 2053
Assumption

Assumption + second

$6,125/mo
+$1,020/mo
Down payment
$89,230
Funds due
$111,624
Interest + MI left
$978,214
First ends
Jul 2053
New loan

New conventional

$6,245/mo
+$1,140/mo
Down payment
$89,230
Funds due
$105,456
Interest + MI left
$1,163,547
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$656,770$656,770$795,770
Second mortgage—$139,000—
First P&I$4,410.05$4,410.05$5,390.82
Second P&I—$1,019.93—
Mortgage insurance——$159.15
Taxes, insurance & HOA$694.67$694.67$694.67
Total housing payment$5,104.72$6,124.65$6,244.64

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$89,230
Closing costs & prepaids$22,393
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$111,624
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$111,624
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$8,850.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$3,283.85
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)$1,062.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$372.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$1,083.40
Prepaid interest, second (9 days)$274.19

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 9 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 closing26 yr 7 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.69%
Interest already paid$153,444Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jul 2053$750,038
Assumption + second · ends Jul 2053, second Jan 2057$978,214
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$1,163,547