Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,128/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$298,693
Funds due
$309,786
Interest + MI left
$34,688
First ends
Jun 2043
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,991/mo
+$1,863/mo
Down payment
$38,693
Funds due
$51,312
Interest + MI left
$445,250
First ends
Jun 2043
New loan

New conventional

$2,893/mo
+$1,765/mo
Down payment
$38,693
Funds due
$47,903
Interest + MI left
$506,358
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$86,307$86,307$346,307
Second mortgage—$260,000—
First P&I$558.23$558.23$2,346.00
Second P&I—$1,862.67—
Mortgage insurance$92.36$92.36$69.26
Taxes, insurance & HOA$477.25$477.25$477.25
Total housing payment$1,127.85$2,990.52$2,892.52

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$38,693
Closing costs & prepaids$12,620
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$51,312
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$51,312
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,850.00
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)$981.75
Prepaid interest, first (5 days)$36.89
Prepaid interest, second (5 days)$276.03

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 5 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 closing16 yr 6 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.12%
Interest already paid$46,344Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jun 2043$34,688
Assumption + second · ends Jun 2043, second Jan 2057$445,250
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$506,358