Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$3,695/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$26,980
Funds due
$42,087
Interest + MI left
$630,265
First ends
Jun 2056
New loan

New conventional

$3,838/mo
+$143/mo
Down payment
$53,500
Funds due
$64,781
Interest + MI left
$704,033
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$508,020$481,500
Second mortgage——
First P&I$3,215.49$3,261.85
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance—$96.30
Taxes, insurance & HOA$479.67$479.67
Total housing payment$3,695.16$3,837.82

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$26,980
Closing costs & prepaids$15,106
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$42,087
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$42,087
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$5,350.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$2,540.10
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,000.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$500.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$642.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$297.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$809.21

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 closing29 yr 6 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.46%
Interest already paid$16,463Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jun 2056$630,265
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$704,033