Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,125/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$280,235
Funds due
$291,415
Interest + MI left
$63,172
First ends
Aug 2047
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,852/mo
+$1,727/mo
Down payment
$39,235
Funds due
$53,098
Interest + MI left
$443,732
First ends
Aug 2047
New loan

New conventional

$2,874/mo
+$1,748/mo
Down payment
$39,235
Funds due
$49,862
Interest + MI left
$524,307
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$104,765$104,765$345,765
Second mortgage—$241,000—
First P&I$622.61$622.61$2,394.01
Second P&I—$1,726.55—
Mortgage insurance$92.15$92.15$69.15
Taxes, insurance & HOA$410.67$410.67$410.67
Total housing payment$1,125.43$2,851.99$2,873.83

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$39,235
Closing costs & prepaids$13,863
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$53,098
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$53,098
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,850.00
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)$434.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$348.00
Prepaid interest, first (28 days)$323.08
Prepaid interest, second (28 days)$1,432.79

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 closing20 yr 8 moOf the original 30-year loan at 4.020%
Interest already paid$44,399Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Aug 2047$63,172
Assumption + second · ends Aug 2047, second Jan 2057$443,732
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$524,307