Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,857/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$335,047
Funds due
$349,412
Interest + MI left
$110,803
First ends
Sep 2051
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,813/mo
+$1,956/mo
Down payment
$62,047
Funds due
$78,183
Interest + MI left
$541,893
First ends
Sep 2051
New loan

New conventional

$4,416/mo
+$2,559/mo
Down payment
$62,047
Funds due
$74,363
Interest + MI left
$815,820
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$284,953$284,953$557,953
Second mortgage—$273,000—
First P&I$1,332.51$1,332.51$3,779.77
Second P&I—$1,955.81—
Mortgage insurance——$111.59
Taxes, insurance & HOA$524.67$524.67$524.67
Total housing payment$1,857.18$3,812.98$4,416.03

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$62,047
Closing costs & prepaids$16,136
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$78,183
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$78,183
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$6,200.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,424.76
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,000.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$500.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$744.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$330.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$197.44
Prepaid interest, second (9 days)$521.69

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 closing24 yr 9 moOf the original 30-year loan at 2.81%
Interest already paid$45,025Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Sep 2051$110,803
Assumption + second · ends Sep 2051, second Jan 2057$541,893
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$815,820