Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,698/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$373,716
Funds due
$387,291
Interest + MI left
$153,272
First ends
Nov 2052
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,969/mo
+$2,271/mo
Down payment
$56,716
Funds due
$72,146
Interest + MI left
$653,842
First ends
Nov 2052
New loan

New conventional

$4,128/mo
+$2,430/mo
Down payment
$56,716
Funds due
$68,641
Interest + MI left
$740,271
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$189,284$189,284$506,284
Second mortgage—$317,000—
First P&I$1,101.47$1,101.47$3,429.74
Second P&I—$2,271.03—
Mortgage insurance——$101.26
Taxes, insurance & HOA$596.83$596.83$596.83
Total housing payment$1,698.30$3,969.33$4,127.83

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$56,716
Closing costs & prepaids$15,430
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$72,146
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$72,146
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$5,630.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$946.42
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)$675.50
Initial HOA (3 months)$615.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$239.43
Prepaid interest, second (9 days)$605.77

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 11 moOf the original 30-year loan at 5.13%
Interest already paid$41,075Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Nov 2052$153,272
Assumption + second · ends Nov 2052, second Jan 2057$653,842
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$740,271