Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,477/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$183,841
Funds due
$195,018
Interest + MI left
$89,005
First ends
Aug 2050
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,534/mo
+$1,057/mo
Down payment
$39,841
Funds due
$52,552
Interest + MI left
$325,388
First ends
Aug 2050
New loan

New conventional

$2,880/mo
+$1,403/mo
Down payment
$39,841
Funds due
$49,252
Interest + MI left
$511,920
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$206,159$206,159$350,159
Second mortgage—$144,000—
First P&I$1,039.31$1,039.31$2,372.10
Second P&I—$1,056.62—
Mortgage insurance——$70.03
Taxes, insurance & HOA$438.00$438.00$438.00
Total housing payment$1,477.31$2,533.93$2,880.13

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$39,841
Closing costs & prepaids$12,711
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$52,552
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$52,552
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,900.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,030.80
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$468.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$396.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$164.19
Prepaid interest, second (9 days)$284.05

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 closing23 yr 8 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.23%
Interest already paid$45,735Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Aug 2050$89,005
Assumption + second · ends Aug 2050, second Jan 2057$325,388
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$511,920