Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,563/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$25,305
Funds due
$37,315
Interest + MI left
$399,378
First ends
Jan 2056
New loan

New conventional

$2,753/mo
+$190/mo
Down payment
$37,000
Funds due
$46,188
Interest + MI left
$486,901
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$344,695$333,000
Second mortgage——
First P&I$2,132.02$2,255.86
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance—$66.60
Taxes, insurance & HOA$431.00$431.00
Total housing payment$2,563.02$2,753.46

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$25,305
Closing costs & prepaids$12,011
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$37,315
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$37,315
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,700.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,723.48
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$444.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$399.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$526.11

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 closing29 yr 1 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.19%
Interest already paid$19,676Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jan 2056$399,378
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$486,901