Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,085/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$285,000
Funds due
$294,696
Interest + MI left
$0
First ends
Aug 1806
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,919/mo
+$1,834/mo
Down payment
$29,000
Funds due
$41,467
Interest + MI left
$404,246
First ends
Aug 1806
New loan

New conventional

$2,181/mo
+$95/mo
Down payment
$29,000
Funds due
$38,059
Interest + MI left
$388,190
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$0$0$256,000
Second mortgage—$256,000—
First P&I$1,728.58$1,728.58$1,772.49
Second P&I—$1,834.02—
Mortgage insurance——$51.20
Taxes, insurance & HOA$356.83$356.83$356.83
Total housing payment$2,085.41$3,919.43$2,180.53

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$29,000
Closing costs & prepaids$12,467
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$41,467
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$41,467
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$2,850.00
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)$620.50
Prepaid interest, second (28 days)$1,521.97

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 closing0 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.000%
Interest already paid$212,288Through Aug 1806
Assumption only · ends Aug 1806$0
Assumption + second · ends Aug 1806, second Jan 2057$404,246
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$388,190