Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,916/mo
+$227/mo
Down payment
$0
Funds due
$10,529
Interest + MI left
$384,597
First ends
Oct 2052
New loan

New conventional

$2,689/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$36,500
Funds due
$44,874
Interest + MI left
$498,192
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$380,827$328,500
Second mortgage——
First P&I$2,279.65$2,274.47
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance$287.24$65.70
Taxes, insurance & HOA$349.25$349.25
Total housing payment$2,916.14$2,689.42

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$0
Closing costs & prepaids$10,529
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$10,529
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$10,529
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,650.00
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)$318.75
Initial HOA (3 months)$279.00
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$56.45

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 closing25 yr 11 moOf the original 30-year loan at 5.410%
Interest already paid$87,011Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Oct 2052$384,597
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$498,192