Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,172/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$176,919
Funds due
$187,346
Interest + MI left
$71,415
First ends
Jan 2050
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,250/mo
+$1,079/mo
Down payment
$29,919
Funds due
$42,562
Interest + MI left
$312,723
First ends
Jan 2050
New loan

New conventional

$2,321/mo
+$1,149/mo
Down payment
$29,919
Funds due
$39,480
Interest + MI left
$394,326
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$113,081$113,081$260,081
Second mortgage—$147,000—
First P&I$610.70$610.70$1,800.75
Second P&I—$1,078.63—
Mortgage insurance$93.41$93.41$52.02
Taxes, insurance & HOA$467.75$467.75$467.75
Total housing payment$1,171.86$2,250.49$2,320.51

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$29,919
Closing costs & prepaids$12,643
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$42,562
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$42,562
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$2,900.00
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)$953.25
Prepaid interest, first (30 days)$348.54
Prepaid interest, second (30 days)$966.58

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 closing23 yr 1 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.750%
Interest already paid$31,901Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jan 2050$71,415
Assumption + second · ends Jan 2050, second Jan 2057$312,723
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$394,326