Compare the three ways to buy
The payment, the cash to close, and what is left to pay
Assumption
Assumption only
$2,800/mo
Lowest payment- Down payment
- $18,437
- Funds due
- $30,809
- Interest + MI left
- $467,086
- First ends
- Dec 2055
New loan
New conventional
$2,872/mo
+$72/mo- Down payment
- $39,990
- Funds due
- $49,287
- Interest + MI left
- $526,248
- First ends
- Jan 2057
Monthly payment
The initial total housing payment for each option.
| Assumption only | New conventional | |
|---|---|---|
| First mortgage | $381,463 | $359,910 |
| Second mortgage | — | — |
| First P&I | $2,438.36 | $2,438.16 |
| Second P&I | — | — |
| Mortgage insurance | — | $71.98 |
| Taxes, insurance & HOA | $362.00 | $362.00 |
| Total housing payment | $2,800.36 | $2,872.14 |
Cash to close
Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.
Down payment$18,437
Closing costs & prepaids$12,372
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$30,809
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$30,809
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,999.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,907.32
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$480.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$156.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$611.39
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 yrOf the original 30-year loan at 6.5%
Interest already paid$24,948Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Dec 2055$467,086
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$526,248