Compare the three ways to buy
The payment, the cash to close, and what is left to pay
Assumption
Assumption only
$3,451/mo
+$366/mo- Down payment
- $0
- Funds due
- $11,957
- Interest + MI left
- $479,295
- First ends
- Jun 2054
New loan
New conventional
$3,085/mo
Lowest payment- Down payment
- $34,000
- Funds due
- $43,812
- Interest + MI left
- $464,070
- First ends
- Dec 2056
Monthly payment
The initial total housing payment for each option.
| Assumption only | New conventional | |
|---|---|---|
| First mortgage | $345,642 | $306,000 |
| Second mortgage | — | — |
| First P&I | $2,383.23 | $2,118.68 |
| Second P&I | — | — |
| Mortgage insurance | $162.54 | $61.20 |
| Taxes, insurance & HOA | $905.08 | $905.08 |
| Total housing payment | $3,450.85 | $3,084.97 |
Cash to close
Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.
Down payment$0
Closing costs & prepaids$11,957
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$11,957
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$11,957
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,400.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$1,506.25
Initial HOA (3 months)$759.00
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$67.23
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 closing27 yr 7 moOf the original 30-year loan at 7.100%
Interest already paid$60,126Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Jun 2054$479,295
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$464,070