Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$297/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$175,312
Funds due
$183,698
Interest + MI left
$5,873
First ends
Aug 2053
Assumption

Assumption + second

$1,449/mo
+$1,152/mo
Down payment
$18,312
Funds due
$28,739
Interest + MI left
$263,597
First ends
Aug 2053
New loan

New conventional

$1,406/mo
+$1,109/mo
Down payment
$18,312
Funds due
$25,440
Interest + MI left
$241,825
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$4,588$4,588$161,588
Second mortgage—$157,000—
First P&I$31.27$31.27$1,110.00
Second P&I—$1,152.01—
Mortgage insurance$2.14$2.14$32.32
Taxes, insurance & HOA$264.00$264.00$264.00
Total housing payment$297.41$1,449.42$1,406.32

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$18,312
Closing costs & prepaids$10,427
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$28,739
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$28,739
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$1,799.00
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)$342.00
Prepaid interest, first (23 days)$19.83
Prepaid interest, second (23 days)$791.45

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 23 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 closing26 yr 8 moOf the original 28-year loan at 6.860%
Interest already paid$423Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Aug 2053$5,873
Assumption + second · ends Aug 2053, second Jan 2057$263,597
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$241,825