Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,404/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$37,320
Funds due
$49,115
Interest + MI left
$289,785
First ends
Oct 2052
New loan

New conventional

$2,733/mo
+$329/mo
Down payment
$37,490
Funds due
$46,576
Interest + MI left
$493,349
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$337,580$337,410
Second mortgage——
First P&I$2,023.76$2,285.73
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance—$67.48
Taxes, insurance & HOA$380.00$380.00
Total housing payment$2,403.76$2,733.21

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$37,320
Closing costs & prepaids$11,795
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$49,115
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$49,115
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,749.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,687.90
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$450.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$240.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$450.32

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 closing25 yr 10 moOf the original 30-year loan at 5.41%
Interest already paid$78,768Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Oct 2052$289,785
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$493,349