Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$4,234/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$47,352
Funds due
$64,294
Interest + MI left
$686,667
First ends
Jan 2056
New loan

New conventional

$4,586/mo
+$352/mo
Down payment
$64,000
Funds due
$76,661
Interest + MI left
$842,207
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$592,648$576,000
Second mortgage——
First P&I$3,665.66$3,902.02
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance—$115.20
Taxes, insurance & HOA$568.67$568.67
Total housing payment$4,234.33$4,585.89

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$47,352
Closing costs & prepaids$16,942
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$64,294
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$64,294
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$6,400.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$2,963.24
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,000.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$500.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$768.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$438.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$904.56

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 1 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.19%
Interest already paid$33,830Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jan 2056$686,667
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$842,207