Compare the three ways to buy
The payment, the cash to close, and what is left to pay
Assumption
Assumption only
$2,260/mo
+$134/mo- Down payment
- $0
- Funds due
- $10,545
- Interest + MI left
- $355,647
- First ends
- Oct 2054
New loan
New conventional
$2,126/mo
Lowest payment- Down payment
- $28,500
- Funds due
- $36,505
- Interest + MI left
- $375,045
- First ends
- Jan 2057
Monthly payment
The initial total housing payment for each option.
| Assumption only | New conventional | |
|---|---|---|
| First mortgage | $286,478 | $256,500 |
| Second mortgage | — | — |
| First P&I | $1,922.53 | $1,737.62 |
| Second P&I | — | — |
| Mortgage insurance | — | $51.30 |
| Taxes, insurance & HOA | $337.00 | $337.00 |
| Total housing payment | $2,259.53 | $2,125.92 |
Cash to close
Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.
Down payment$0
Closing costs & prepaids$10,545
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$10,545
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$10,545
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$2,850.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,432.39
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$342.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$219.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$483.87
Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 9 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 closing27 yr 10 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.85%
Interest already paid$43,064Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Oct 2054$355,647
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$375,045