Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,414/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$241,821
Funds due
$256,121
Interest + MI left
$179,373
First ends
Oct 2051
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,771/mo
+$1,357/mo
Down payment
$56,821
Funds due
$73,627
Interest + MI left
$483,060
First ends
Oct 2051
New loan

New conventional

$4,239/mo
+$1,825/mo
Down payment
$56,821
Funds due
$71,128
Interest + MI left
$770,688
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$323,179$323,179$508,179
Second mortgage—$185,000—
First P&I$1,536.11$1,536.11$3,518.53
Second P&I—$1,357.46—
Mortgage insurance$258.74$258.74$101.64
Taxes, insurance & HOA$618.75$618.75$618.75
Total housing payment$2,413.60$3,771.06$4,238.91

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$56,821
Closing costs & prepaids$16,806
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$73,627
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$73,627
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$5,650.00
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)$1,230.25
Initial HOA (3 months)$126.00
Prepaid interest, first (31 days)$817.95
Prepaid interest, second (31 days)$1,256.99

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 31 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 10 moOf the original 30-year loan at 2.980%
Interest already paid$53,135Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Oct 2051$179,373
Assumption + second · ends Oct 2051, second Jan 2057$483,060
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$770,688