Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$935/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$191,796
Funds due
$201,216
Interest + MI left
$36,667
First ends
May 2043
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,139/mo
+$1,203/mo
Down payment
$27,796
Funds due
$38,538
Interest + MI left
$305,881
First ends
May 2043
New loan

New conventional

$2,054/mo
+$1,119/mo
Down payment
$27,796
Funds due
$35,222
Interest + MI left
$374,852
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$83,204$83,204$247,204
Second mortgage—$164,000—
First P&I$555.02$555.02$1,711.59
Second P&I—$1,203.37—
Mortgage insurance$87.22$87.22$49.44
Taxes, insurance & HOA$293.00$293.00$293.00
Total housing payment$935.24$2,138.62$2,054.03

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$27,796
Closing costs & prepaids$10,742
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$38,538
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$38,538
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$2,750.00
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)$429.00
Prepaid interest, first (2 days)$16.09
Prepaid interest, second (2 days)$71.89

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 2 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 closing16 yr 6 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.530%
Interest already paid$49,977Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends May 2043$36,667
Assumption + second · ends May 2043, second Dec 2056$305,881
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$374,852