Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,172/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$338,957
Funds due
$351,768
Interest + MI left
$75,759
First ends
Apr 2038
Assumption

Assumption + second

$4,235/mo
+$2,063/mo
Down payment
$50,957
Funds due
$66,853
Interest + MI left
$530,536
First ends
Apr 2038
New loan

New conventional

$3,551/mo
+$1,379/mo
Down payment
$50,957
Funds due
$63,411
Interest + MI left
$680,914
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$161,043$161,043$449,043
Second mortgage—$288,000—
First P&I$1,624.99$1,624.99$3,109.08
Second P&I—$2,063.27—
Mortgage insurance$194.48$194.48$89.81
Taxes, insurance & HOA$352.50$352.50$352.50
Total housing payment$2,171.96$4,235.23$3,551.39

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$50,957
Closing costs & prepaids$15,895
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$66,853
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$66,853
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$5,000.00
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)$503.50
Initial HOA (3 months)$54.00
Prepaid interest, first (30 days)$778.30
Prepaid interest, second (30 days)$1,834.52

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 closing11 yr 4 moOf the original 30-year loan at 5.880%
Interest already paid$250,482Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Apr 2038$75,759
Assumption + second · ends Apr 2038, second Jan 2057$530,536
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$680,914