Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,571/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$233,465
Funds due
$248,090
Interest + MI left
$182,301
First ends
Jan 2052
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,877/mo
+$1,306/mo
Down payment
$55,465
Funds due
$72,394
Interest + MI left
$474,497
First ends
Jan 2052
New loan

New conventional

$4,329/mo
+$1,758/mo
Down payment
$55,465
Funds due
$69,716
Interest + MI left
$748,380
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$315,535$315,535$493,535
Second mortgage—$178,000—
First P&I$1,507.78$1,507.78$3,417.14
Second P&I—$1,306.10—
Mortgage insurance$250.43$250.43$98.71
Taxes, insurance & HOA$812.92$812.92$812.92
Total housing payment$2,571.13$3,877.23$4,328.76

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$55,465
Closing costs & prepaids$16,928
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$72,394
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$72,394
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$5,490.00
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)$1,650.75
Initial HOA (3 months)$288.00
Prepaid interest, first (27 days)$721.23
Prepaid interest, second (27 days)$1,053.37

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 27 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 3.090%
Interest already paid$50,947Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jan 2052$182,301
Assumption + second · ends Jan 2052, second Jan 2057$474,497
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$748,380