Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,081/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$622,177
Funds due
$639,681
Interest + MI left
$53,275
First ends
Jan 2043
Assumption

Assumption + second

$5,964/mo
+$3,883/mo
Down payment
$80,177
Funds due
$101,693
Interest + MI left
$909,138
First ends
Jan 2043
New loan

New conventional

$5,972/mo
+$3,891/mo
Down payment
$80,177
Funds due
$98,265
Interest + MI left
$1,077,395
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$177,823$177,823$719,823
Second mortgage—$542,000—
First P&I$1,197.40$1,197.40$4,944.68
Second P&I—$3,882.95—
Mortgage insurance——$143.96
Taxes, insurance & HOA$883.33$883.33$883.33
Total housing payment$2,080.73$5,963.69$5,971.98

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$80,177
Closing costs & prepaids$21,517
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$101,693
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$101,693
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$8,000.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$889.12
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)$2,000.00
Prepaid interest, first (24 days)$397.54
Prepaid interest, second (24 days)$2,761.97

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 closing16 yr 1 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.400%
Interest already paid$107,789Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jan 2043$53,275
Assumption + second · ends Jan 2043, second Jan 2057$909,138
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$1,077,395