Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$3,682/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$338,659
Funds due
$357,330
Interest + MI left
$247,678
First ends
Oct 2049
Assumption

Assumption + second

$5,581/mo
+$1,898/mo
Down payment
$73,659
Funds due
$95,156
Interest + MI left
$666,135
First ends
Oct 2049
New loan

New conventional

$5,892/mo
+$2,210/mo
Down payment
$73,659
Funds due
$92,374
Interest + MI left
$994,496
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$390,841$390,841$655,841
Second mortgage—$265,000—
First P&I$2,137.86$2,137.86$4,540.91
Second P&I—$1,898.49—
Mortgage insurance$324.59$324.59$131.17
Taxes, insurance & HOA$1,219.58$1,219.58$1,219.58
Total housing payment$3,682.04$5,580.53$5,891.66

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$73,659
Closing costs & prepaids$21,497
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$95,156
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$95,156
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$7,295.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,600.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$650.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$1,823.75
Initial HOA (3 months)$1,185.00
Prepaid interest, first (28 days)$1,142.33
Prepaid interest, second (28 days)$1,575.48

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 closing22 yr 10 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.810%
Interest already paid$116,447Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Oct 2049$247,678
Assumption + second · ends Oct 2049, second Jan 2057$666,135
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$994,496