Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$3,032/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$57,006
Funds due
$70,740
Interest + MI left
$444,757
First ends
Apr 2056
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,378/mo
+$346/mo
Down payment
$23,006
Funds due
$38,089
Interest + MI left
$535,483
First ends
Apr 2056
New loan

New conventional

$3,607/mo
+$575/mo
Down payment
$23,006
Funds due
$33,944
Interest + MI left
$618,404
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$387,438$387,438$421,438
Second mortgage—$34,000—
First P&I$2,364.19$2,364.19$2,854.97
Second P&I—$346.46—
Mortgage insurance——$84.29
Taxes, insurance & HOA$667.42$667.42$667.42
Total housing payment$3,031.61$3,378.07$3,606.68

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$23,006
Closing costs & prepaids$15,083
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$38,089
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$38,089
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,444.44
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,937.19
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)$533.25
Initial HOA (3 months)$1,019.01
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$581.79
Prepaid interest, second (9 days)$99.55

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 4 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.09%
Interest already paid$15,801Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Apr 2056$444,757
Assumption + second · ends Apr 2056, second Jan 2057$535,483
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$618,404