Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,912/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$495,116
Funds due
$508,399
Interest + MI left
$19,280
First ends
Feb 2034
Assumption

Assumption + second

$5,028/mo
+$3,116/mo
Down payment
$60,116
Funds due
$77,235
Interest + MI left
$706,181
First ends
Feb 2034
New loan

New conventional

$4,314/mo
+$2,402/mo
Down payment
$60,116
Funds due
$74,159
Interest + MI left
$818,770
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$104,884$104,884$539,884
Second mortgage—$435,000—
First P&I$1,443.77$1,443.77$3,738.05
Second P&I—$3,116.39—
Mortgage insurance——$107.98
Taxes, insurance & HOA$468.17$468.17$468.17
Total housing payment$1,911.93$5,028.33$4,314.19

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$60,116
Closing costs & prepaids$17,119
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$77,235
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$77,235
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$6,000.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$524.42
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)$874.50
Initial HOA (3 months)$30.00
Prepaid interest, first (28 days)$386.20
Prepaid interest, second (28 days)$2,586.16

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 closing7 yr 2 moOf the original 15-year loan at 4.800%
Interest already paid$55,598Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Feb 2034$19,280
Assumption + second · ends Feb 2034, second Jan 2057$706,181
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$818,770