Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$3,295/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$229,903
Funds due
$246,016
Interest + MI left
$576,475
First ends
Sep 2056
Assumption

Assumption + second

$4,499/mo
+$1,203/mo
Down payment
$65,903
Funds due
$84,380
Interest + MI left
$845,690
First ends
Sep 2056
New loan

New conventional

$4,601/mo
+$1,305/mo
Down payment
$65,903
Funds due
$80,909
Interest + MI left
$885,704
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$420,096$420,096$584,096
Second mortgage—$164,000—
First P&I$2,662.55$2,662.55$4,044.16
Second P&I—$1,203.37—
Mortgage insurance$193.07$193.07$116.82
Taxes, insurance & HOA$439.67$439.67$439.67
Total housing payment$3,295.29$4,498.67$4,600.65

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$65,903
Closing costs & prepaids$18,477
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$84,380
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$84,380
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$6,499.99
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,000.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$500.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$819.00
Prepaid interest, first (31 days)$2,319.16
Prepaid interest, second (31 days)$1,114.30

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 closing29 yr 9 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.500%
Interest already paid$6,839Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Sep 2056$576,475
Assumption + second · ends Sep 2056, second Jan 2057$845,690
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$885,704