Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$3,115/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$171,951
Funds due
$186,705
Interest + MI left
$474,554
First ends
Sep 2053
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,966/mo
+$851/mo
Down payment
$55,951
Funds due
$72,717
Interest + MI left
$664,974
First ends
Sep 2053
New loan

New conventional

$3,917/mo
+$802/mo
Down payment
$55,951
Funds due
$69,265
Interest + MI left
$749,008
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$377,949$377,949$493,949
Second mortgage—$116,000—
First P&I$2,536.97$2,536.97$3,420.00
Second P&I—$851.17—
Mortgage insurance$180.01$180.01$98.79
Taxes, insurance & HOA$398.33$398.33$398.33
Total housing payment$3,115.31$3,966.48$3,917.13

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$55,951
Closing costs & prepaids$16,766
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$72,717
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$72,717
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$5,499.00
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)$518.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$177.00
Prepaid interest, first (30 days)$2,084.41
Prepaid interest, second (30 days)$762.74

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 closing26 yr 9 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.710%
Interest already paid$84,135Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Sep 2053$474,554
Assumption + second · ends Sep 2053, second Jan 2057$664,974
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$749,008