Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,300/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$278,944
Funds due
$290,070
Interest + MI left
$87,897
First ends
Dec 2047
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,991/mo
+$1,691/mo
Down payment
$42,944
Funds due
$55,771
Interest + MI left
$460,561
First ends
Dec 2047
New loan

New conventional

$2,985/mo
+$1,684/mo
Down payment
$42,944
Funds due
$52,376
Interest + MI left
$558,629
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$146,056$146,056$382,056
Second mortgage—$236,000—
First P&I$852.96$852.96$2,588.18
Second P&I—$1,690.73—
Mortgage insurance$127.47$127.47$76.41
Taxes, insurance & HOA$320.00$320.00$320.00
Total housing payment$1,300.43$2,991.16$2,984.59

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$42,944
Closing costs & prepaids$12,828
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$55,771
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$55,771
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,250.00
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)$510.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$141.89
Prepaid interest, second (9 days)$450.99

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 9 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 closing21 yrOf the original 30-year loan at 3.94%
Interest already paid$58,213Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Dec 2047$87,897
Assumption + second · ends Dec 2047, second Jan 2057$460,561
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$558,629