Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,263/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$331,082
Funds due
$345,236
Interest + MI left
$114,128
First ends
Jun 2045
Assumption

Assumption + second

$4,240/mo
+$1,977/mo
Down payment
$55,082
Funds due
$72,127
Interest + MI left
$549,956
First ends
Jun 2045
New loan

New conventional

$4,199/mo
+$1,936/mo
Down payment
$55,082
Funds due
$69,043
Interest + MI left
$748,605
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$217,618$217,618$493,618
Second mortgage—$276,000—
First P&I$1,373.08$1,373.08$3,417.71
Second P&I—$1,977.30—
Mortgage insurance$207.21$207.21$98.72
Taxes, insurance & HOA$682.67$682.67$682.67
Total housing payment$2,262.96$4,240.25$4,199.10

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$55,082
Closing costs & prepaids$17,045
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$72,127
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$72,127
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$5,487.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,000.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$500.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$1,293.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$255.00
Prepaid interest, first (28 days)$644.39
Prepaid interest, second (28 days)$1,640.88

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 28 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 closing18 yr 6 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.860%
Interest already paid$114,572Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jun 2045$114,128
Assumption + second · ends Jun 2045, second Jan 2057$549,956
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$748,605