Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,563/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$101,358
Funds due
$111,877
Interest + MI left
$103,331
First ends
May 2051
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,135/mo
+$571/mo
Down payment
$30,358
Funds due
$42,530
Interest + MI left
$237,992
First ends
May 2051
New loan

New conventional

$2,370/mo
+$807/mo
Down payment
$30,358
Funds due
$39,666
Interest + MI left
$403,383
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$198,542$198,542$269,542
Second mortgage—$71,000—
First P&I$937.22$937.22$1,851.57
Second P&I—$571.28—
Mortgage insurance$161.36$161.36$53.91
Taxes, insurance & HOA$464.67$464.67$464.67
Total housing payment$1,563.24$2,134.52$2,370.14

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$30,358
Closing costs & prepaids$12,172
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$42,530
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$42,530
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$2,999.00
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)$311.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$633.00
Prepaid interest, first (23 days)$351.56
Prepaid interest, second (23 days)$402.66

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 closing24 yr 5 moOf the original 30-year loan at 2.810%
Interest already paid$33,539Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends May 2051$103,331
Assumption + second · ends May 2051, second Jan 2057$237,992
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$403,383