Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$3,486/mo
+$94/mo
Down payment
$30,816
Funds due
$42,689
Interest + MI left
$541,779
First ends
May 2054
New loan

New conventional

$3,392/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$45,000
Funds due
$54,629
Interest + MI left
$614,210
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$419,184$405,000
Second mortgage——
First P&I$2,781.00$2,804.14
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance$197.73$81.00
Taxes, insurance & HOA$507.33$507.33
Total housing payment$3,486.06$3,392.47

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$30,816
Closing costs & prepaids$11,874
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$42,689
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$42,689
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,500.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$1,072.00
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$76.83

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 closing27 yr 6 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.690%
Interest already paid$71,194Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends May 2054$541,779
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$614,210