Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,683/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$141,344
Funds due
$152,983
Interest + MI left
$116,379
First ends
Aug 2051
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,472/mo
+$789/mo
Down payment
$43,344
Funds due
$56,450
Interest + MI left
$302,249
First ends
Aug 2051
New loan

New conventional

$2,993/mo
+$1,310/mo
Down payment
$43,344
Funds due
$52,806
Interest + MI left
$557,968
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$283,656$283,656$381,656
Second mortgage—$98,000—
First P&I$1,351.47$1,351.47$2,585.47
Second P&I—$788.53—
Mortgage insurance——$76.33
Taxes, insurance & HOA$331.67$331.67$331.67
Total housing payment$1,683.14$2,471.67$2,993.47

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$43,344
Closing costs & prepaids$13,106
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$56,450
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$56,450
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,250.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,418.28
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)$510.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$35.01
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$207.03
Prepaid interest, second (9 days)$217.48

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 closing24 yr 8 moOf the original 30-year loan at 2.96%
Interest already paid$47,950Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Aug 2051$116,379
Assumption + second · ends Aug 2051, second Jan 2057$302,249
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$557,968