Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,864/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$406,162
Funds due
$420,277
Interest + MI left
$294,880
First ends
Apr 2063
Assumption

Assumption + second

$4,350/mo
+$2,486/mo
Down payment
$59,162
Funds due
$74,601
Interest + MI left
$842,823
First ends
Apr 2063
New loan

New conventional

$4,499/mo
+$2,636/mo
Down payment
$59,162
Funds due
$70,962
Interest + MI left
$797,364
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$178,838$178,838$525,838
Second mortgage—$347,000—
First P&I$1,026.49$1,026.49$3,640.80
Second P&I—$2,485.95—
Mortgage insurance$83.91$83.91$105.17
Taxes, insurance & HOA$753.25$753.25$753.25
Total housing payment$1,863.64$4,349.59$4,499.21

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$59,162
Closing costs & prepaids$15,439
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$74,601
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$74,601
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$5,850.00
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)$1,398.75
Initial HOA (3 months)$360.99
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$30.13
Prepaid interest, second (1 days)$73.68

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 1 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 closing36 yr 5 moOf the original 40-year loan at 6.150%
Interest already paid$39,906Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Apr 2063$294,880
Assumption + second · ends Apr 2063, second Dec 2056$842,823
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$797,364