Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,133/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$339,962
Funds due
$351,299
Interest + MI left
$42,013
First ends
Jul 2040
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,261/mo
+$2,128/mo
Down payment
$42,962
Funds due
$57,504
Interest + MI left
$511,001
First ends
Jul 2040
New loan

New conventional

$3,036/mo
+$1,904/mo
Down payment
$42,962
Funds due
$54,103
Interest + MI left
$579,158
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$84,938$84,938$381,938
Second mortgage—$297,000—
First P&I$722.89$722.89$2,644.46
Second P&I—$2,127.74—
Mortgage insurance$94.42$94.42$76.39
Taxes, insurance & HOA$315.50$315.50$315.50
Total housing payment$1,132.80$3,260.55$3,036.35

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$42,962
Closing costs & prepaids$14,543
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$57,504
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$57,504
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,249.00
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)$496.50
Prepaid interest, first (31 days)$367.19
Prepaid interest, second (31 days)$1,954.91

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 closing13 yr 7 moOf the original 30-year loan at 5.090%
Interest already paid$94,056Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jul 2040$42,013
Assumption + second · ends Jul 2040, second Jan 2057$511,001
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$579,158