Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$3,117/mo
+$582/mo
Down payment
$0
Funds due
$10,393
Interest + MI left
$390,925
First ends
Jul 2051
New loan

New conventional

$2,535/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$32,999
Funds due
$41,261
Interest + MI left
$450,407
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$378,752$296,991
Second mortgage——
First P&I$2,429.50$2,056.31
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance$268.28$59.40
Taxes, insurance & HOA$419.00$419.00
Total housing payment$3,116.78$2,534.70

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$0
Closing costs & prepaids$10,393
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$10,393
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$10,393
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,299.90
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$807.00
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$61.13

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 closing24 yr 8 moOf the original 30-year loan at 5.891%
Interest already paid$124,240Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Jul 2051$390,925
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$450,407