Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,140/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$9,239
Funds due
$20,554
Interest + MI left
$320,173
First ends
Jul 2055
New loan

New conventional

$2,142/mo
+$2/mo
Down payment
$25,990
Funds due
$35,013
Interest + MI left
$354,740
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$250,661$233,910
Second mortgage——
First P&I$1,664.24$1,619.55
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance—$46.78
Taxes, insurance & HOA$476.08$476.08
Total housing payment$2,140.32$2,142.41

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$9,239
Closing costs & prepaids$11,315
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$20,554
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$20,554
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$2,599.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,253.31
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$498.25
Initial HOA (3 months)$480.00
Prepaid interest, first (27 days)$1,266.42

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 27 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 closing28 yr 7 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.830%
Interest already paid$24,453Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jul 2055$320,173
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$354,740