Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,010/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$157,601
Funds due
$170,018
Interest + MI left
$119,759
First ends
Feb 2048
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,861/mo
+$851/mo
Down payment
$41,601
Funds due
$55,878
Interest + MI left
$310,179
First ends
Feb 2048
New loan

New conventional

$3,149/mo
+$1,139/mo
Down payment
$41,601
Funds due
$52,668
Interest + MI left
$551,328
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$252,399$252,399$368,399
Second mortgage—$116,000—
First P&I$1,465.19$1,465.19$2,530.65
Second P&I—$851.17—
Mortgage insurance——$73.68
Taxes, insurance & HOA$545.00$545.00$545.00
Total housing payment$2,010.19$2,861.35$3,149.32

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$41,601
Closing costs & prepaids$14,277
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$55,878
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$55,878
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,100.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,262.00
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)$1,025.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$159.99
Prepaid interest, first (24 days)$652.23
Prepaid interest, second (24 days)$610.19

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 24 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 2 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.930%
Interest already paid$98,199Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Feb 2048$119,759
Assumption + second · ends Feb 2048, second Jan 2057$310,179
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$551,328