Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$954/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$296,167
Funds due
$307,465
Interest + MI left
$46,705
First ends
Sep 2051
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,831/mo
+$1,877/mo
Down payment
$34,167
Funds due
$48,161
Interest + MI left
$460,425
First ends
Sep 2051
New loan

New conventional

$2,802/mo
+$1,849/mo
Down payment
$34,167
Funds due
$44,714
Interest + MI left
$456,158
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$38,823$38,823$300,823
Second mortgage—$262,000—
First P&I$275.91$275.91$2,082.84
Second P&I—$1,877.00—
Mortgage insurance$18.35$18.35$60.16
Taxes, insurance & HOA$659.42$659.42$659.42
Total housing payment$953.68$2,830.68$2,802.42

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$34,167
Closing costs & prepaids$13,994
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$48,161
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$48,161
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,349.90
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)$1,528.25
Prepaid interest, first (26 days)$194.13
Prepaid interest, second (26 days)$1,446.38

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 closing24 yr 9 moOf the original 27-year loan at 7.020%
Interest already paid$6,234Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Sep 2051$46,705
Assumption + second · ends Sep 2051, second Jan 2057$460,425
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$456,158