Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,288/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$302,400
Funds due
$312,960
Interest + MI left
$9,655
First ends
Jun 2031
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,208/mo
+$1,920/mo
Down payment
$34,400
Funds due
$47,974
Interest + MI left
$432,850
First ends
Jun 2031
New loan

New conventional

$2,559/mo
+$1,271/mo
Down payment
$34,400
Funds due
$44,497
Interest + MI left
$463,402
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$37,600$37,600$305,600
Second mortgage—$268,000—
First P&I$822.54$822.54$2,115.91
Second P&I—$1,919.98—
Mortgage insurance$83.33$83.33$61.12
Taxes, insurance & HOA$381.83$381.83$381.83
Total housing payment$1,287.70$3,207.69$2,558.87

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$34,400
Closing costs & prepaids$13,574
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$47,974
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$47,974
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,400.00
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)$395.50
Initial HOA (3 months)$300.00
Prepaid interest, first (31 days)$239.51
Prepaid interest, second (31 days)$1,764.03

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 closing4 yr 6 moOf the original 30-year loan at 7.500%
Interest already paid$171,660Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jun 2031$9,655
Assumption + second · ends Jun 2031, second Jan 2057$432,850
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$463,402