Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,245/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$323,398
Funds due
$334,908
Interest + MI left
$68,610
First ends
Nov 2044
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,236/mo
+$1,992/mo
Down payment
$45,398
Funds due
$59,693
Interest + MI left
$507,595
First ends
Nov 2044
New loan

New conventional

$3,169/mo
+$1,924/mo
Down payment
$45,398
Funds due
$56,412
Interest + MI left
$613,605
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$126,601$126,601$404,601
Second mortgage—$278,000—
First P&I$836.27$836.27$2,801.38
Second P&I—$1,991.63—
Mortgage insurance$121.71$121.71$80.92
Taxes, insurance & HOA$286.75$286.75$286.75
Total housing payment$1,244.73$3,236.36$3,169.05

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$45,398
Closing costs & prepaids$14,295
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$59,693
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$59,693
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,499.99
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)$410.25
Prepaid interest, first (26 days)$375.16
Prepaid interest, second (26 days)$1,534.71

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 26 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 closing17 yr 11 moOf the original 30-year loan at 4.160%
Interest already paid$76,031Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Nov 2044$68,610
Assumption + second · ends Nov 2044, second Jan 2057$507,595
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$613,605