Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$824/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$318,290
Funds due
$328,927
Interest + MI left
$30,485
First ends
Oct 2041
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,830/mo
+$2,006/mo
Down payment
$38,290
Funds due
$51,901
Interest + MI left
$472,628
First ends
Oct 2041
New loan

New conventional

$2,713/mo
+$1,889/mo
Down payment
$38,290
Funds due
$48,527
Interest + MI left
$518,225
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$61,709$61,709$341,709
Second mortgage—$280,000—
First P&I$478.94$478.94$2,365.92
Second P&I—$2,005.95—
Mortgage insurance$66.18$66.18$68.34
Taxes, insurance & HOA$278.67$278.67$278.67
Total housing payment$823.78$2,829.73$2,712.93

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$38,290
Closing costs & prepaids$13,611
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$51,901
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$51,901
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,799.99
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)$386.00
Prepaid interest, first (29 days)$225.53
Prepaid interest, second (29 days)$1,724.11

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 29 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 closing14 yr 10 moOf the original 30-year loan at 4.600%
Interest already paid$55,450Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Oct 2041$30,485
Assumption + second · ends Oct 2041, second Jan 2057$472,628
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$518,225