Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,947/mo
+$713/mo
Down payment
$0
Funds due
$8,000
Interest + MI left
$299,819
First ends
May 2053
New loan

New conventional

$1,235/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$16,500
Funds due
$22,521
Interest + MI left
$225,210
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$250,080$148,500
Second mortgage——
First P&I$1,650.85$1,028.18
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance$119.71$29.70
Taxes, insurance & HOA$176.83$176.83
Total housing payment$1,947.39$1,234.72

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$0
Closing costs & prepaids$8,000
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$8,000
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$8,000
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$1,650.00
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)$80.50
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$44.53

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 6.500%
Interest already paid$58,234Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends May 2053$299,819
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$225,210