Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,699/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$276,379
Funds due
$288,172
Interest + MI left
$61,949
First ends
Mar 2041
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,375/mo
+$1,676/mo
Down payment
$42,379
Funds due
$56,913
Interest + MI left
$431,455
First ends
Mar 2041
New loan

New conventional

$3,116/mo
+$1,417/mo
Down payment
$42,379
Funds due
$53,730
Interest + MI left
$564,879
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$138,521$138,521$372,521
Second mortgage—$234,000—
First P&I$1,081.36$1,081.36$2,579.26
Second P&I—$1,676.40—
Mortgage insurance$155.70$155.70$74.50
Taxes, insurance & HOA$461.83$461.83$461.83
Total housing payment$1,698.90$3,375.30$3,115.60

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$42,379
Closing costs & prepaids$14,534
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$56,913
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$56,913
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,149.00
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)$935.50
Prepaid interest, first (30 days)$483.87
Prepaid interest, second (30 days)$1,490.55

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 30 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 closing14 yr 3 moOf the original 30-year loan at 4.250%
Interest already paid$123,083Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Mar 2041$61,949
Assumption + second · ends Mar 2041, second Jan 2057$431,455
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$564,879