Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$3,354/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$33,026
Funds due
$47,718
Interest + MI left
$404,939
First ends
Oct 2052
New loan

New conventional

$3,755/mo
+$402/mo
Down payment
$52,490
Funds due
$63,607
Interest + MI left
$690,742
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$491,874$472,410
Second mortgage——
First P&I$2,892.94$3,200.27
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance—$94.48
Taxes, insurance & HOA$460.67$460.67
Total housing payment$3,353.61$3,755.42

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$33,026
Closing costs & prepaids$14,691
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$47,718
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$47,718
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$5,249.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$2,459.37
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,000.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$500.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$630.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$252.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$633.10

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 5.22%
Interest already paid$110,863Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Oct 2052$404,939
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$690,742