Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$4,418/mo
+$132/mo
Down payment
$53,228
Funds due
$67,693
Interest + MI left
$752,762
First ends
May 2055
New loan

New conventional

$4,286/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$59,900
Funds due
$71,999
Interest + MI left
$788,253
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$545,772$539,100
Second mortgage——
First P&I$3,637.67$3,652.05
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance$254.44$107.82
Taxes, insurance & HOA$526.25$526.25
Total housing payment$4,418.37$4,286.12

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$53,228
Closing costs & prepaids$14,466
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$67,693
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$67,693
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$5,990.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$2,000.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$500.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$718.75
Initial HOA (3 months)$360.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$921.83

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 closing28 yr 5 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.85%
Interest already paid$59,738Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends May 2055$752,762
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$788,253