Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,647/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$211,401
Funds due
$223,694
Interest + MI left
$101,704
First ends
Oct 2050
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,851/mo
+$1,203/mo
Down payment
$47,401
Funds due
$61,268
Interest + MI left
$370,918
First ends
Oct 2050
New loan

New conventional

$3,321/mo
+$1,674/mo
Down payment
$47,401
Funds due
$57,707
Interest + MI left
$611,977
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$254,599$254,599$418,599
Second mortgage—$164,000—
First P&I$1,245.81$1,245.81$2,835.74
Second P&I—$1,203.37—
Mortgage insurance——$83.72
Taxes, insurance & HOA$401.41$401.41$401.41
Total housing payment$1,647.23$2,850.60$3,320.87

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$47,401
Closing costs & prepaids$13,866
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$61,268
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$61,268
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,660.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,272.99
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)$559.25
Initial HOA (3 months)$144.99
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$187.71
Prepaid interest, second (9 days)$323.51

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 closing23 yr 10 moOf the original 30-year loan at 2.99%
Interest already paid$50,917Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Oct 2050$101,704
Assumption + second · ends Oct 2050, second Jan 2057$370,918
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$611,977