Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,240/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$498,820
Funds due
$512,278
Interest + MI left
$31,530
First ends
Jul 2043
Assumption

Assumption + second

$4,378/mo
+$3,138/mo
Down payment
$60,820
Funds due
$78,132
Interest + MI left
$723,169
First ends
Jul 2043
New loan

New conventional

$4,414/mo
+$3,174/mo
Down payment
$60,820
Funds due
$75,167
Interest + MI left
$817,595
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$101,180$101,180$539,180
Second mortgage—$438,000—
First P&I$666.89$666.89$3,733.17
Second P&I—$3,137.89—
Mortgage insurance——$107.84
Taxes, insurance & HOA$573.00$573.00$573.00
Total housing payment$1,239.89$4,377.77$4,414.01

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$60,820
Closing costs & prepaids$17,312
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$78,132
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$78,132
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%)$505.90
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)$1,219.00
Prepaid interest, first (28 days)$265.45
Prepaid interest, second (28 days)$2,604.00

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 closing16 yr 7 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.420%
Interest already paid$58,549Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jul 2043$31,530
Assumption + second · ends Jul 2043, second Jan 2057$723,169
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$817,595