Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$4,097/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$1,225,834
Funds due
$1,245,880
Interest + MI left
$365
First ends
Jul 2027
Assumption

Assumption + second

$11,977/mo
+$7,881/mo
Down payment
$125,834
Funds due
$153,436
Interest + MI left
$1,737,358
First ends
Jul 2027
New loan

New conventional

$8,601/mo
+$4,504/mo
Down payment
$125,834
Funds due
$149,781
Interest + MI left
$1,704,873
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$24,166$24,166$1,124,166
Second mortgage—$1,100,000—
First P&I$3,504.52$3,504.52$7,783.50
Second P&I—$7,880.53—
Mortgage insurance——$224.83
Taxes, insurance & HOA$592.25$592.25$592.25
Total housing payment$4,096.77$11,977.31$8,600.58

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$125,834
Closing costs & prepaids$27,603
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$153,436
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$153,436
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$12,500.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$120.83
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,600.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$650.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$1,033.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$93.75
Prepaid interest, first (27 days)$80.80
Prepaid interest, second (27 days)$6,306.16

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 27 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 closing7 moOf the original 15-year loan at 4.520%
Interest already paid$172,949Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jul 2027$365
Assumption + second · ends Jul 2027, second Jan 2057$1,737,358
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$1,704,873