Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,411/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$39,072
Funds due
$50,296
Interest + MI left
$382,795
First ends
Mar 2054
New loan

New conventional

$2,486/mo
+$75/mo
Down payment
$34,990
Funds due
$43,542
Interest + MI left
$460,451
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$310,828$314,910
Second mortgage——
First P&I$2,121.17$2,133.31
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance—$62.98
Taxes, insurance & HOA$290.00$290.00
Total housing payment$2,411.17$2,486.29

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$39,072
Closing costs & prepaids$11,224
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$50,296
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$50,296
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,499.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,554.14
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$420.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$532.67

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 closing27 yr 3 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.95%
Interest already paid$60,383Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Mar 2054$382,795
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$460,451