Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,591/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$280,404
Funds due
$292,197
Interest + MI left
$50,407
First ends
May 2040
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,317/mo
+$1,727/mo
Down payment
$39,404
Funds due
$53,983
Interest + MI left
$430,966
First ends
May 2040
New loan

New conventional

$3,042/mo
+$1,451/mo
Down payment
$39,404
Funds due
$50,676
Interest + MI left
$524,050
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$104,596$104,596$345,596
Second mortgage—$241,000—
First P&I$893.06$893.06$2,392.84
Second P&I—$1,726.55—
Mortgage insurance$117.84$117.84$69.12
Taxes, insurance & HOA$579.67$579.67$579.67
Total housing payment$1,590.57$3,317.12$3,041.62

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$39,404
Closing costs & prepaids$14,579
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$53,983
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$53,983
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,850.00
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)$1,289.00
Prepaid interest, first (30 days)$429.85
Prepaid interest, second (30 days)$1,535.14

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 30 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 5 moOf the original 30-year loan at 5.000%
Interest already paid$115,955Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends May 2040$50,407
Assumption + second · ends May 2040, second Jan 2057$430,966
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$524,050