Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$3,638/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$47,606
Funds due
$62,934
Interest + MI left
$558,238
First ends
Jun 2055
New loan

New conventional

$3,980/mo
+$343/mo
Down payment
$54,750
Funds due
$66,356
Interest + MI left
$720,482
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$499,894$492,750
Second mortgage——
First P&I$3,093.95$3,338.06
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance—$98.55
Taxes, insurance & HOA$543.67$543.67
Total housing payment$3,637.62$3,980.28

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$47,606
Closing costs & prepaids$15,328
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$62,934
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$62,934
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$5,475.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$2,499.47
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,000.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$500.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$657.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$474.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$754.98

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 closing28 yr 6 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.125%
Interest already paid$46,386Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jun 2055$558,238
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$720,482