Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,906/mo
+$159/mo
Down payment
$0
Funds due
$8,798
Interest + MI left
$287,083
First ends
May 2053
New loan

New conventional

$1,748/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$24,500
Funds due
$31,255
Interest + MI left
$334,403
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$249,601$220,500
Second mortgage——
First P&I$1,609.84$1,526.70
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance$119.71$44.10
Taxes, insurance & HOA$176.83$176.83
Total housing payment$1,906.38$1,747.63

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$0
Closing costs & prepaids$8,798
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$8,798
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$8,798
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$2,450.00
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)$80.50
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$42.81

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 closing26 yr 6 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.260%
Interest already paid$56,033Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends May 2053$287,083
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$334,403