Compare the three ways to buy

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

Cash to Close
Assumption

Assumption only

$2,436/mo
+$6/mo
Down payment
$35,412
Funds due
$45,577
Interest + MI left
$379,541
First ends
May 2054
New loan

New conventional

$2,431/mo
Lowest payment
Down payment
$32,000
Funds due
$40,050
Interest + MI left
$436,771
First ends
Dec 2056

Monthly payment

The initial total housing payment for each option.

Assumption onlyNew conventional
First mortgage$284,588$288,000
Second mortgage——
First P&I$1,923.16$1,994.05
Second P&I——
Mortgage insurance$134.11$57.60
Taxes, insurance & HOA$378.92$378.92
Total housing payment$2,436.19$2,430.57

Cash to close

Down payment, closing costs and prepaids, then credits.

Down payment$35,412
Closing costs & prepaids$10,165
Usable credit−$0
Total buyer cash needed$45,577
Earnest money paid−$0
Remaining funds due$45,577
Assumption fee$1,800.00
Credit report$250.00
UMe assumption specialist (1%)$3,200.00
Title & settlement$1,825.00
Recording fee$100.00
Home insurance (12 months up front)$1,800.00
Insurance escrow (3 months)$450.00
Property tax escrow (3 months)$116.75
Initial HOA (3 months)$570.00
Prepaid interest, first (1 days)$53.64

Prepaids include a year of home insurance up front, three months of taxes and insurance in escrow, and 1 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 closing27 yr 6 moOf the original 30-year loan at 6.880%
Interest already paid$49,681Through Nov 2026
Assumption only · ends May 2054$379,541
New conventional · ends Dec 2056$436,771