Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,212/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$429,409
Funds due
$445,905
Interest + MI left
$145,555
First ends
Nov 2049
Assumption

Assumption + second

$4,748/mo
+$2,536/mo
Down payment
$75,409
Funds due
$93,832
Interest + MI left
$704,551
First ends
Nov 2049
New loan

New conventional

$5,221/mo
+$3,010/mo
Down payment
$75,409
Funds due
$89,674
Interest + MI left
$986,364
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$320,591$320,591$674,591
Second mortgage—$354,000—
First P&I$1,695.08$1,695.08$4,569.91
Second P&I—$2,536.10—
Mortgage insurance——$134.92
Taxes, insurance & HOA$516.67$516.67$516.67
Total housing payment$2,211.74$4,747.84$5,221.50

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$75,409
Closing costs & prepaids$18,423
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$93,832
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$93,832
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$7,500.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,602.96
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,600.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$650.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$900.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$275.88
Prepaid interest, second (9 days)$676.48

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 closing22 yr 11 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.49%
Interest already paid$86,718Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Nov 2049$145,555
Assumption + second · ends Nov 2049, second Jan 2057$704,551
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$986,364