Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,129/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$445,322
Funds due
$460,058
Interest + MI left
$49,678
First ends
Dec 2040
Assumption

Assumption + second

$4,830/mo
+$2,701/mo
Down payment
$68,322
Funds due
$86,389
Interest + MI left
$644,993
First ends
Dec 2040
New loan

New conventional

$4,788/mo
+$2,659/mo
Down payment
$68,322
Funds due
$83,160
Interest + MI left
$919,947
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$229,678$229,678$606,678
Second mortgage—$377,000—
First P&I$1,662.84$1,662.84$4,200.52
Second P&I—$2,700.87—
Mortgage insurance——$121.34
Taxes, insurance & HOA$466.08$466.08$466.08
Total housing payment$2,128.92$4,829.79$4,787.93

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$68,322
Closing costs & prepaids$18,067
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$86,389
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$86,389
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$6,750.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,148.39
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)$898.25
Prepaid interest, first (26 days)$471.19
Prepaid interest, second (26 days)$2,081.25

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 26 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 closing14 yrOf the original 20-year loan at 2.880%
Interest already paid$46,303Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Dec 2040$49,678
Assumption + second · ends Dec 2040, second Jan 2057$644,993
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$919,947