Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,046/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$447,412
Funds due
$461,766
Interest + MI left
$42,739
First ends
Dec 2040
Assumption

Assumption + second

$4,761/mo
+$2,715/mo
Down payment
$68,412
Funds due
$84,982
Interest + MI left
$641,212
First ends
Dec 2040
New loan

New conventional

$4,692/mo
+$2,646/mo
Down payment
$68,412
Funds due
$81,407
Interest + MI left
$895,805
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$227,588$227,588$606,588
Second mortgage—$379,000—
First P&I$1,609.09$1,609.09$4,133.89
Second P&I—$2,715.20—
Mortgage insurance——$121.32
Taxes, insurance & HOA$436.67$436.67$436.67
Total housing payment$2,045.76$4,760.96$4,691.87

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$68,412
Closing costs & prepaids$16,570
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$84,982
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$84,982
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$6,750.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,137.94
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)$810.00
Prepaid interest, first (12 days)$188.56
Prepaid interest, second (12 days)$965.67

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 12 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 closing14 yrOf the original 20-year loan at 2.52%
Interest already paid$40,343Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Dec 2040$42,739
Assumption + second · ends Dec 2040, second Jan 2057$641,212
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$895,805