Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,798/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$30,951
Funds due
$41,627
Interest + MI left
$88,115
First ends
May 2050
New loan

New conventional

$2,107/mo
+$309/mo
Down payment
$19,990
Funds due
$29,371
Interest + MI left
$272,846
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$168,949$179,910
Second mortgage——
First P&I$835.07$1,245.66
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance$137.88$35.98
Taxes, insurance & HOA$825.25$825.25
Total housing payment$1,798.20$2,106.89

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$30,951
Closing costs & prepaids$10,676
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$41,627
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$41,627
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$1,999.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$825.75
Initial HOA (3 months)$1,200.00
Prepaid interest, first (31 days)$426.17

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 closing23 yr 5 moOf the original 29-year loan at 2.970%
Interest already paid$30,238Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends May 2050$88,115
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$272,846