Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$1,127/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$321,894
Funds due
$332,590
Interest + MI left
$17,027
First ends
Jan 2034
Assumption

Assumption + second

$3,169/mo
+$2,042/mo
Down payment
$36,894
Funds due
$49,385
Interest + MI left
$467,066
First ends
Jan 2034
New loan

New conventional

$2,683/mo
+$1,556/mo
Down payment
$36,894
Funds due
$45,916
Interest + MI left
$479,745
First ends
Jan 2057

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyAssumption + secondNew conventional
First mortgage$43,106$43,106$328,106
Second mortgage—$285,000—
First P&I$668.09$668.09$2,222.70
Second P&I—$2,041.77—
Mortgage insurance$63.89$63.89$65.62
Taxes, insurance & HOA$395.00$395.00$395.00
Total housing payment$1,126.98$3,168.75$2,683.33

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$36,894
Closing costs & prepaids$12,491
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$49,385
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$49,385
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,650.00
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)$438.00
Initial HOA (3 months)$297.00
Prepaid interest, first (9 days)$86.08
Prepaid interest, second (9 days)$544.62

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 closing7 yr 1 moOf the original 30-year loan at 8.099%
Interest already paid$136,630Through Dec 2026
Assumption only · ends Jan 2034$17,027
Assumption + second · ends Jan 2034, second Jan 2057$467,066
New conventional · ends Jan 2057$479,745