Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$853/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$200,512
Funds due
$209,579
Interest + MI left
$37,618
First ends
Aug 2045
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,108/mo
+$1,255/mo
Down payment
$29,512
Funds due
$40,166
Interest + MI left
$318,324
First ends
Aug 2045
New loan

New conventional

$2,112/mo
+$1,259/mo
Down payment
$29,512
Funds due
$37,403
Interest + MI left
$386,725
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$93,488$93,488$264,488
Second mortgage—$171,000—
First P&I$585.30$585.30$1,791.73
Second P&I—$1,254.74—
Mortgage insurance——$52.90
Taxes, insurance & HOA$267.58$267.58$267.58
Total housing payment$852.88$2,107.62$2,112.21

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$29,512
Closing costs & prepaids$10,654
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$40,166
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$40,166
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$2,940.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$467.44
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)$352.75
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$88.52
Prepaid interest, second (9 days)$337.32

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 8 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.84%
Interest already paid$48,088Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Aug 2045$37,618
Assumption + second · ends Aug 2045, second Jan 2057$318,324
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$386,725