Compare the three ways to buy
The payment, the cash to close, and what is left to pay
Assumption
Assumption only
$3,031/mo
+$133/mo- Down payment
- $4,226
- Funds due
- $16,048
- Interest + MI left
- $499,830
- First ends
- Jul 2054
New loan
New conventional
$2,898/mo
Lowest payment- Down payment
- $40,000
- Funds due
- $48,647
- Interest + MI left
- $545,963
- First ends
- Dec 2056
Monthly payment
The initial total housing payment for each option.
| Assumption only | New conventional | |
|---|---|---|
| First mortgage | $395,773 | $359,999 |
| Second mortgage | — | — |
| First P&I | $2,697.60 | $2,492.56 |
| Second P&I | — | — |
| Mortgage insurance | — | $72.00 |
| Taxes, insurance & HOA | $333.08 | $333.08 |
| Total housing payment | $3,030.68 | $2,897.64 |
Cash to close
Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.
Down payment$4,226
Closing costs & prepaids$11,822
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$16,048
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$16,048
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,999.99
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,978.86
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$294.25
Initial HOA (3 months)$255.00
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$75.79
Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 1 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 8 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.990%
Interest already paid$65,426Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Jul 2054$499,830
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$545,963