Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,093/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$180,186
Funds due
$190,230
Interest + MI left
$56,146
First ends
Feb 2051
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,172/mo
+$1,079/mo
Down payment
$33,186
Funds due
$44,770
Interest + MI left
$297,454
First ends
Feb 2051
New loan

New conventional

$2,435/mo
+$1,342/mo
Down payment
$33,186
Funds due
$41,796
Interest + MI left
$426,622
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$144,814$144,814$291,814
Second mortgage—$147,000—
First P&I$692.97$692.97$1,976.85
Second P&I—$1,078.63—
Mortgage insurance——$58.36
Taxes, insurance & HOA$400.00$400.00$400.00
Total housing payment$1,092.97$2,171.60$2,435.21

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$33,186
Closing costs & prepaids$11,585
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$44,770
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$44,770
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,250.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$724.07
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)$390.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$360.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$102.48
Prepaid interest, second (9 days)$289.97

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 2 moOf the original 30-year loan at 2.87%
Interest already paid$26,191Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Feb 2051$56,146
Assumption + second · ends Feb 2051, second Jan 2057$297,454
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$426,622