Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,368/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$36,061
Funds due
$45,308
Interest + MI left
$203,379
First ends
Apr 2054
Assumption

Assumption + second

$1,632/mo
+$265/mo
Down payment
$10,061
Funds due
$20,795
Interest + MI left
$272,758
First ends
Apr 2054
New loan

New conventional

$1,535/mo
+$168/mo
Down payment
$10,061
Funds due
$17,618
Interest + MI left
$273,637
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$153,839$153,839$179,839
Second mortgage—$26,000—
First P&I$1,040.74$1,040.74$1,245.17
Second P&I—$264.94—
Mortgage insurance$72.65$72.65$35.97
Taxes, insurance & HOA$254.17$254.17$254.17
Total housing payment$1,367.56$1,632.50$1,535.30

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$10,061
Closing costs & prepaids$10,734
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$20,795
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$20,795
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$1,899.00
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)$312.50
Prepaid interest, first (28 days)$810.75
Prepaid interest, second (28 days)$236.85

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 closing27 yr 4 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.870%
Interest already paid$28,637Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Apr 2054$203,379
Assumption + second · ends Apr 2054, second Jan 2057$272,758
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$273,637