Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,674/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$865,918
Funds due
$887,347
Interest + MI left
$212,544
First ends
Jan 2051
Assumption

Assumption + second

$7,975/mo
+$5,301/mo
Down payment
$125,918
Funds due
$152,997
Interest + MI left
$1,381,066
First ends
Jan 2051
New loan

New conventional

$8,489/mo
+$5,815/mo
Down payment
$125,918
Funds due
$149,758
Interest + MI left
$1,704,746
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$384,082$384,082$1,124,082
Second mortgage—$740,000—
First P&I$1,885.92$1,885.92$7,782.92
Second P&I—$5,301.45—
Mortgage insurance$306.79$306.79$224.82
Taxes, insurance & HOA$481.17$481.17$481.17
Total housing payment$2,673.87$7,975.32$8,488.90

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$125,918
Closing costs & prepaids$27,078
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$152,997
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$152,997
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$12,500.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,600.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$650.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$793.50
Prepaid interest, first (28 days)$910.43
Prepaid interest, second (28 days)$4,399.45

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 closing24 yr 1 moOf the original 29-year loan at 3.090%
Interest already paid$62,234Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jan 2051$212,544
Assumption + second · ends Jan 2051, second Jan 2057$1,381,066
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$1,704,746