Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,075/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$328,823
Funds due
$339,863
Interest + MI left
$68,165
First ends
Aug 2048
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,110/mo
+$2,035/mo
Down payment
$44,823
Funds due
$57,655
Interest + MI left
$516,625
First ends
Aug 2048
New loan

New conventional

$3,165/mo
+$2,090/mo
Down payment
$44,823
Funds due
$54,608
Interest + MI left
$588,780
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$118,677$118,677$402,677
Second mortgage—$284,000—
First P&I$718.62$718.62$2,727.87
Second P&I—$2,034.61—
Mortgage insurance——$80.54
Taxes, insurance & HOA$356.67$356.67$356.67
Total housing payment$1,075.29$3,109.90$3,165.08

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$44,823
Closing costs & prepaids$12,832
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$57,655
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$57,655
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,475.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$593.38
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)$537.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$83.01
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$133.15
Prepaid interest, second (9 days)$542.71

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 closing21 yr 8 moOf the original 30-year loan at 4.55%
Interest already paid$49,539Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Aug 2048$68,165
Assumption + second · ends Aug 2048, second Jan 2057$516,625
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$588,780