Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,953/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$201,229
Funds due
$213,303
Interest + MI left
$74,833
First ends
Mar 2045
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,134/mo
+$1,181/mo
Down payment
$40,229
Funds due
$54,541
Interest + MI left
$339,123
First ends
Mar 2045
New loan

New conventional

$3,191/mo
+$1,239/mo
Down payment
$40,229
Funds due
$51,730
Interest + MI left
$545,465
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$198,671$198,671$359,671
Second mortgage—$161,000—
First P&I$1,150.93$1,150.93$2,490.29
Second P&I—$1,181.36—
Mortgage insurance$172.47$172.47$71.93
Taxes, insurance & HOA$629.17$629.17$629.17
Total housing payment$1,952.57$3,133.93$3,191.39

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$40,229
Closing costs & prepaids$14,313
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$54,541
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$54,541
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,999.00
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)$1,437.50
Prepaid interest, first (28 days)$413.02
Prepaid interest, second (28 days)$988.05

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 3 moOf the original 24-year loan at 2.710%
Interest already paid$34,591Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Mar 2045$74,833
Assumption + second · ends Mar 2045, second Jan 2057$339,123
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$545,465