Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,625/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$184,218
Funds due
$195,605
Interest + MI left
$128,769
First ends
May 2050
Assumption

Assumption + second

$2,681/mo
+$1,057/mo
Down payment
$40,218
Funds due
$53,833
Interest + MI left
$365,153
First ends
May 2050
New loan

New conventional

$2,887/mo
+$1,262/mo
Down payment
$40,218
Funds due
$51,026
Interest + MI left
$544,875
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$215,282$215,282$359,282
Second mortgage—$144,000—
First P&I$1,120.13$1,120.13$2,487.60
Second P&I—$1,056.62—
Mortgage insurance$177.35$177.35$71.86
Taxes, insurance & HOA$327.33$327.33$327.33
Total housing payment$1,624.82$2,681.44$2,886.79

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$40,218
Closing costs & prepaids$13,615
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$53,833
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$53,833
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,995.00
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)$334.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$198.00
Prepaid interest, first (31 days)$634.46
Prepaid interest, second (31 days)$978.41

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 31 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 closing23 yr 5 moOf the original 30-year loan at 3.470%
Interest already paid$53,391Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends May 2050$128,769
Assumption + second · ends May 2050, second Jan 2057$365,153
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$544,875