Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,833/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$37,283
Funds due
$49,591
Interest + MI left
$446,985
First ends
Jul 2054
New loan

New conventional

$2,873/mo
+$40/mo
Down payment
$39,250
Funds due
$48,610
Interest + MI left
$516,510
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$355,217$353,250
Second mortgage——
First P&I$2,423.57$2,393.04
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance—$70.65
Taxes, insurance & HOA$409.00$409.00
Total housing payment$2,832.57$2,872.69

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$37,283
Closing costs & prepaids$12,308
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$49,591
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$49,591
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,925.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,776.08
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$471.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$306.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$612.24

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 closing27 yr 7 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.99%
Interest already paid$60,851Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jul 2054$446,985
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$516,510