Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$4,967/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$325,797
Funds due
$349,513
Interest + MI left
$804,605
First ends
Sep 2054
Assumption

Assumption + second

$6,608/mo
+$1,641/mo
Down payment
$96,797
Funds due
$123,124
Interest + MI left
$1,166,215
First ends
Sep 2054
New loan

New conventional

$6,816/mo
+$1,849/mo
Down payment
$96,797
Funds due
$117,076
Interest + MI left
$1,316,688
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$639,203$639,203$868,203
Second mortgage—$229,000—
First P&I$4,335.76$4,335.76$6,011.26
Second P&I—$1,640.58—
Mortgage insurance——$173.64
Taxes, insurance & HOA$631.17$631.17$631.17
Total housing payment$4,966.93$6,607.51$6,816.07

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$96,797
Closing costs & prepaids$26,327
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$123,124
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$123,124
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$9,650.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$3,196.01
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)$1,243.50
Prepaid interest, first (28 days)$3,407.91
Prepaid interest, second (28 days)$1,361.45

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 28 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 closing27 yr 9 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.950%
Interest already paid$101,268Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Sep 2054$804,605
Assumption + second · ends Sep 2054, second Jan 2057$1,166,215
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$1,316,688