Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,749/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$165,599
Funds due
$176,720
Interest + MI left
$125,279
First ends
Jun 2051
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,659/mo
+$910/mo
Down payment
$41,599
Funds due
$53,997
Interest + MI left
$328,832
First ends
Jun 2051
New loan

New conventional

$3,053/mo
+$1,304/mo
Down payment
$41,599
Funds due
$50,561
Interest + MI left
$566,288
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$249,401$249,401$373,401
Second mortgage—$124,000—
First P&I$1,153.93$1,153.93$2,585.35
Second P&I—$909.87—
Mortgage insurance$202.31$202.31$74.68
Taxes, insurance & HOA$392.50$392.50$392.50
Total housing payment$1,748.74$2,658.61$3,052.53

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$41,599
Closing costs & prepaids$12,398
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$53,997
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$53,997
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,150.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$325.50
Initial HOA (3 months)$402.00
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$18.24
Prepaid interest, second (1 days)$27.18

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 closing24 yr 7 moOf the original 30-year loan at 2.670%
Interest already paid$38,792Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends Jun 2051$125,279
Assumption + second · ends Jun 2051, second Dec 2056$328,832
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$566,288