Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$403/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$333,693
Funds due
$343,940
Interest + MI left
$9,213
First ends
Jan 2052
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,538/mo
+$2,135/mo
Down payment
$35,693
Funds due
$48,708
Interest + MI left
$479,780
First ends
Jan 2052
New loan

New conventional

$2,535/mo
+$2,132/mo
Down payment
$35,693
Funds due
$45,263
Interest + MI left
$470,376
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$16,307$16,307$314,307
Second mortgage—$298,000—
First P&I$77.24$77.24$2,159.07
Second P&I—$2,134.91—
Mortgage insurance$12.96$12.96$62.86
Taxes, insurance & HOA$313.00$313.00$313.00
Total housing payment$403.20$2,538.11$2,534.93

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$35,693
Closing costs & prepaids$13,015
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$48,708
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$48,708
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,500.00
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)$489.00
Prepaid interest, first (24 days)$32.27
Prepaid interest, second (24 days)$1,518.58

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 24 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 closing25 yr 1 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.010%
Interest already paid$2,567Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jan 2052$9,213
Assumption + second · ends Jan 2052, second Jan 2057$479,780
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$470,376