Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,093/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$600,220
Funds due
$617,433
Interest + MI left
$140,049
First ends
Feb 2051
Assumption

Assumption + second

$5,761/mo
+$3,668/mo
Down payment
$88,220
Funds due
$107,661
Interest + MI left
$948,540
First ends
Feb 2051
New loan

New conventional

$6,054/mo
+$3,961/mo
Down payment
$88,220
Funds due
$103,956
Interest + MI left
$1,150,402
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$274,780$274,780$786,780
Second mortgage—$512,000—
First P&I$1,300.83$1,300.83$5,329.92
Second P&I—$3,668.03—
Mortgage insurance$225.12$225.12$157.36
Taxes, insurance & HOA$566.67$566.67$566.67
Total housing payment$2,092.62$5,760.65$6,053.94

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$88,220
Closing costs & prepaids$19,441
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$107,661
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$107,661
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$8,750.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
Second-loan charges$1,250.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,600.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$650.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$1,050.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$187.68
Prepaid interest, second (9 days)$978.41

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 9 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 2 moOf the original 30-year loan at 2.77%
Interest already paid$48,020Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Feb 2051$140,049
Assumption + second · ends Feb 2051, second Jan 2057$948,540
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$1,150,402