Josh purchased a condominium 5 years ago for $150,000. He made a down payment of 20% and financed the balance with a 30-year conventional mortgage to be amortized through monthly payments with an interest rate of 3%/year compounded monthly on the unpaid balance. The condominium is now appraised at $280,000. Josh plans to start his own business and wishes to tap into the equity that he has in the condominium. If Josh can secure a new 30-year conventional mortgage at the same rate to refinance his condominium based on a loan of 80% of the appraised value, how much cash can Josh muster for his business

Secured loans are protected by collateral security. examples: title loans where the borrower uses the car title as collateral security interest rates are lower and repayments are longer therefore risk is low as a collateral security is given as guarantee to the bank in case of failure to pay the loanunsecured loans are not protected by collateral security but it is given on the creditworthiness of the borrower, trusting that she/he will pay on time. examples; payday loans is a short term loan where the borrower lends money from the bank and pays is back when the borrower receives his/her wages.interest rates are high and repayments are shorter. but the risk is high as no collateral security is given as a guarantee to the bank for payment of the loan

Entrepreneur is a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.