Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,066/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$316,067
Funds due
$327,273
Interest + MI left
$25,939
First ends
Apr 2039
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,065/mo
+$1,999/mo
Down payment
$37,067
Funds due
$51,182
Interest + MI left
$466,504
First ends
Apr 2039
New loan

New conventional

$2,873/mo
+$1,807/mo
Down payment
$37,067
Funds due
$47,765
Interest + MI left
$504,764
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$53,833$53,833$332,833
Second mortgage—$279,000—
First P&I$501.75$501.75$2,304.47
Second P&I—$1,998.79—
Mortgage insurance$62.59$62.59$66.57
Taxes, insurance & HOA$501.67$501.67$501.67
Total housing payment$1,066.01$3,064.80$2,872.70

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$37,067
Closing costs & prepaids$14,115
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$51,182
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$51,182
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,699.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$1,055.00
Prepaid interest, first (28 days)$227.13
Prepaid interest, second (28 days)$1,658.71

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 closing12 yr 4 moOf the original 30-year loan at 5.500%
Interest already paid$71,835Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Apr 2039$25,939
Assumption + second · ends Apr 2039, second Jan 2057$466,504
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$504,764