Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$3,100/mo
+$51/mo
Down payment
$23,351
Funds due
$34,475
Interest + MI left
$510,983
First ends
Feb 2055
New loan

New conventional

$3,049/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$41,900
Funds due
$50,812
Interest + MI left
$571,898
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$395,649$377,100
Second mortgage——
First P&I$2,551.94$2,610.96
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance$185.05$75.42
Taxes, insurance & HOA$363.08$363.08
Total housing payment$3,100.07$3,049.47

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$23,351
Closing costs & prepaids$11,125
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$34,475
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$34,475
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,190.00
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)$405.25
Initial HOA (3 months)$234.00
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$70.46

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 closing28 yr 3 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.500%
Interest already paid$45,496Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Feb 2055$510,983
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$571,898