Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,394/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$311,781
Funds due
$325,908
Interest + MI left
$177,116
First ends
Sep 2047
Assumption

Assumption + second

$4,192/mo
+$1,798/mo
Down payment
$60,781
Funds due
$77,650
Interest + MI left
$573,466
First ends
Sep 2047
New loan

New conventional

$4,277/mo
+$1,883/mo
Down payment
$60,781
Funds due
$74,688
Interest + MI left
$825,345
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$293,219$293,219$544,219
Second mortgage—$251,000—
First P&I$1,736.54$1,736.54$3,768.06
Second P&I—$1,798.19—
Mortgage insurance$257.34$257.34$108.84
Taxes, insurance & HOA$400.08$400.08$400.08
Total housing payment$2,393.95$4,192.15$4,276.99

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$60,781
Closing costs & prepaids$16,869
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$77,650
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$77,650
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$6,050.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
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)$700.25
Prepaid interest, first (28 days)$901.99
Prepaid interest, second (28 days)$1,492.25

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 28 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 closing20 yr 9 moOf the original 30-year loan at 4.010%
Interest already paid$122,677Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Sep 2047$177,116
Assumption + second · ends Sep 2047, second Jan 2057$573,466
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$825,345