Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,376/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$184,433
Funds due
$195,509
Interest + MI left
$82,509
First ends
Jun 2051
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,433/mo
+$1,057/mo
Down payment
$40,433
Funds due
$53,043
Interest + MI left
$318,893
First ends
Jun 2051
New loan

New conventional

$2,866/mo
+$1,490/mo
Down payment
$40,433
Funds due
$49,725
Interest + MI left
$524,284
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$214,567$214,567$358,567
Second mortgage—$144,000—
First P&I$1,010.46$1,010.46$2,429.06
Second P&I—$1,056.62—
Mortgage insurance——$71.71
Taxes, insurance & HOA$365.58$365.58$365.58
Total housing payment$1,376.05$2,432.67$2,866.35

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$40,433
Closing costs & prepaids$12,610
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$53,043
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$53,043
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,990.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,072.83
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)$478.75
Initial HOA (3 months)$168.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$148.67
Prepaid interest, second (9 days)$284.05

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 closing24 yr 6 moOf the original 30-year loan at 2.81%
Interest already paid$35,657Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jun 2051$82,509
Assumption + second · ends Jun 2051, second Jan 2057$318,893
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$524,284