Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,593/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$24,884
Funds due
$34,071
Interest + MI left
$211,925
First ends
Mar 2053
New loan

New conventional

$1,697/mo
+$104/mo
Down payment
$22,500
Funds due
$29,714
Interest + MI left
$296,088
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$200,116$202,500
Second mortgage——
First P&I$1,308.07$1,371.81
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance—$40.50
Taxes, insurance & HOA$285.00$285.00
Total housing payment$1,593.07$1,697.31

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$24,884
Closing costs & prepaids$9,187
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$34,071
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$34,071
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$2,250.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,000.58
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$270.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$135.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$313.83

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 closing26 yr 3 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.36%
Interest already paid$48,979Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Mar 2053$211,925
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$296,088