Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,337/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$301,773
Funds due
$313,060
Interest + MI left
$67,756
First ends
Jun 2045
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,186/mo
+$1,848/mo
Down payment
$43,773
Funds due
$56,365
Interest + MI left
$475,160
First ends
Jun 2045
New loan

New conventional

$3,170/mo
+$1,833/mo
Down payment
$43,773
Funds due
$52,889
Interest + MI left
$593,322
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$133,227$133,227$391,227
Second mortgage—$258,000—
First P&I$827.06$827.06$2,708.78
Second P&I—$1,848.34—
Mortgage insurance$127.28$127.28$78.25
Taxes, insurance & HOA$383.00$383.00$383.00
Total housing payment$1,337.34$3,185.69$3,170.02

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$43,773
Closing costs & prepaids$12,592
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$56,365
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$56,365
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,350.00
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)$585.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$114.00
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$13.51
Prepaid interest, second (1 days)$54.78

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 1 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 closing18 yr 7 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.700%
Interest already paid$66,849Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Jun 2045$67,756
Assumption + second · ends Jun 2045, second Dec 2056$475,160
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$593,322