Compare the three ways to buy
The payment, the cash to close, and what is left to pay
Assumption
Assumption only
$2,858/mo
+$135/mo- Down payment
- $0
- Funds due
- $11,605
- Interest + MI left
- $453,281
- First ends
- Nov 2054
New loan
New conventional
$2,724/mo
Lowest payment- Down payment
- $37,000
- Funds due
- $45,494
- Interest + MI left
- $505,017
- First ends
- Dec 2056
Monthly payment
The initial total housing payment for each option.
| Assumption only | New conventional | |
|---|---|---|
| First mortgage | $388,978 | $333,000 |
| Second mortgage | — | — |
| First P&I | $2,506.72 | $2,305.62 |
| Second P&I | — | — |
| Mortgage insurance | — | $66.60 |
| Taxes, insurance & HOA | $351.42 | $351.42 |
| Total housing payment | $2,858.14 | $2,723.64 |
Cash to close
Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.
Down payment$0
Closing costs & prepaids$11,605
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$11,605
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$11,605
Assumption fee$763.00
Credit report$200.00
Tax service$80.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,700.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
VA funding fee (0.5%)$1,944.89
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$370.25
Initial HOA (3 months)$234.00
Prepaid interest, first (2 days)$137.69
Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 2 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 yrOf the original 30-year loan at 6.460%
Interest already paid$50,893Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Nov 2054$453,281
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$505,017