Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,291/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$222,755
Funds due
$236,098
Interest + MI left
$74,757
First ends
Jul 2045
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,612/mo
+$1,321/mo
Down payment
$42,755
Funds due
$57,704
Interest + MI left
$370,237
First ends
Jul 2045
New loan

New conventional

$3,700/mo
+$1,409/mo
Down payment
$42,755
Funds due
$54,385
Interest + MI left
$550,057
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$196,245$196,245$376,245
Second mortgage—$180,000—
First P&I$1,215.26$1,215.26$2,548.81
Second P&I—$1,320.78—
Mortgage insurance——$75.25
Taxes, insurance & HOA$1,075.58$1,075.58$1,075.58
Total housing payment$2,290.84$3,611.62$3,699.65

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$42,755
Closing costs & prepaids$14,949
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$57,704
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$57,704
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,190.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$981.23
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$502.75
Initial HOA (3 months)$2,274.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$177.59
Prepaid interest, second (9 days)$355.07

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 closing18 yr 7 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.67%
Interest already paid$97,735Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jul 2045$74,757
Assumption + second · ends Jul 2045, second Jan 2057$370,237
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$550,057