Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$3,517/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$60,019
Funds due
$74,661
Interest + MI left
$567,409
First ends
Oct 2054
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,873/mo
+$357/mo
Down payment
$25,019
Funds due
$41,252
Interest + MI left
$660,803
First ends
Oct 2054
New loan

New conventional

$3,775/mo
+$259/mo
Down payment
$25,019
Funds due
$38,060
Interest + MI left
$707,593
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$429,981$429,981$464,981
Second mortgage—$35,000—
First P&I$2,851.93$2,851.93$3,219.43
Second P&I—$356.65—
Mortgage insurance$201.95$201.95$93.00
Taxes, insurance & HOA$462.67$462.67$462.67
Total housing payment$3,516.54$3,873.19$3,775.10

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$25,019
Closing costs & prepaids$16,233
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$41,252
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$41,252
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,900.00
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)$819.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$69.00
Prepaid interest, first (30 days)$2,378.44
Prepaid interest, second (30 days)$341.61

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 closing27 yr 10 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.730%
Interest already paid$63,522Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Oct 2054$567,409
Assumption + second · ends Oct 2054, second Jan 2057$660,803
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$707,593