Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,571/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$198,139
Funds due
$209,866
Interest + MI left
$107,593
First ends
Aug 2049
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,716/mo
+$1,145/mo
Down payment
$42,139
Funds due
$56,005
Interest + MI left
$363,675
First ends
Aug 2049
New loan

New conventional

$3,035/mo
+$1,463/mo
Down payment
$42,139
Funds due
$52,943
Interest + MI left
$565,394
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$216,861$216,861$372,861
Second mortgage—$156,000—
First P&I$1,192.85$1,192.85$2,581.61
Second P&I—$1,144.67—
Mortgage insurance——$74.57
Taxes, insurance & HOA$378.33$378.33$378.33
Total housing payment$1,571.18$2,715.85$3,034.52

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$42,139
Closing costs & prepaids$13,866
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$56,005
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$56,005
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,150.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,084.31
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)$685.00
Prepaid interest, first (26 days)$590.10
Prepaid interest, second (26 days)$888.99

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 closing22 yr 8 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.820%
Interest already paid$66,457Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Aug 2049$107,593
Assumption + second · ends Aug 2049, second Jan 2057$363,675
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$565,394