Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,760/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$160,828
Funds due
$172,020
Interest + MI left
$150,558
First ends
Feb 2052
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,626/mo
+$866/mo
Down payment
$42,828
Funds due
$55,581
Interest + MI left
$344,262
First ends
Feb 2052
New loan

New conventional

$2,963/mo
+$1,203/mo
Down payment
$42,828
Funds due
$52,425
Interest + MI left
$556,857
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$259,072$259,072$377,072
Second mortgage—$118,000—
First P&I$1,236.62$1,236.62$2,569.74
Second P&I—$865.84—
Mortgage insurance$205.13$205.13$75.41
Taxes, insurance & HOA$318.00$318.00$318.00
Total housing payment$1,759.75$2,625.59$2,963.15

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$42,828
Closing costs & prepaids$12,752
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$55,581
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$55,581
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$4,199.00
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)$504.00
Prepaid interest, first (12 days)$264.04
Prepaid interest, second (12 days)$310.36

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 12 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 closing25 yr 2 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.1%
Interest already paid$41,201Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Feb 2052$150,558
Assumption + second · ends Feb 2052, second Jan 2057$344,262
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$556,857