Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,453/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$243,547
Funds due
$258,619
Interest + MI left
$163,473
First ends
Sep 2050
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,774/mo
+$1,321/mo
Down payment
$63,547
Funds due
$80,224
Interest + MI left
$458,952
First ends
Sep 2050
New loan

New conventional

$4,474/mo
+$2,021/mo
Down payment
$63,547
Funds due
$75,960
Interest + MI left
$828,247
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$386,452$386,452$566,452
Second mortgage—$180,000—
First P&I$1,929.56$1,929.56$3,837.34
Second P&I—$1,320.78—
Mortgage insurance——$113.29
Taxes, insurance & HOA$523.67$523.67$523.67
Total housing payment$2,453.23$3,774.00$4,474.30

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$63,547
Closing costs & prepaids$16,677
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$80,224
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$80,224
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$6,299.99
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,932.26
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,000.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$500.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$756.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$315.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$301.12
Prepaid interest, second (9 days)$355.07

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 closing23 yr 9 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.16%
Interest already paid$82,728Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Sep 2050$163,473
Assumption + second · ends Sep 2050, second Jan 2057$458,952
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$828,247