Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$803/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$515,886
Funds due
$529,358
Interest + MI left
$19,301
First ends
Oct 2055
Assumption

Assumption + second

$4,098/mo
+$3,295/mo
Down payment
$55,886
Funds due
$73,245
Interest + MI left
$745,679
First ends
Oct 2055
New loan

New conventional

$4,161/mo
+$3,359/mo
Down payment
$55,886
Funds due
$69,631
Interest + MI left
$749,107
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$34,014$34,014$494,014
Second mortgage—$460,000—
First P&I$144.73$144.73$3,420.45
Second P&I—$3,295.50—
Mortgage insurance$15.99$15.99$98.80
Taxes, insurance & HOA$641.92$641.92$641.92
Total housing payment$802.64$4,098.13$4,161.17

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$55,886
Closing costs & prepaids$17,359
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$73,245
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$73,245
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$5,499.00
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)$1,425.75
Prepaid interest, first (27 days)$72.34
Prepaid interest, second (27 days)$2,637.12

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 27 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 yr 10 moOf the original 30-year loan at 2.875%
Interest already paid$1,157Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Oct 2055$19,301
Assumption + second · ends Oct 2055, second Jan 2057$745,679
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$749,107