I spend my time helping people build wealth through real estate, writing a book series I've been chasing for years, and exploring ideas about faith, business, and what it means to leverage wisely and grow wealthy.
I study Jesus the man — his teachings, his life, his radical wisdom. And I follow the Christ — the divine consciousness within all of us that every spiritual tradition has pointed toward.
→Olga and I are active members of Rio Vista Church in Fort Lauderdale. My weekly Bible study group is one of the most grounding things in my life.
→A 13-book spiritual fiction series years in the making. A Third Testament-style narrative about faith, humanity, and questions most people are afraid to ask.
→Over $350M in loans closed. Seven years as a national top producer. Non-QM, DSCR, bank statement, and physician loans for people who deserve better than a cookie-cutter answer.
→Commercial and business funding for entrepreneurs who need real capital — not just hope and a bank application.
→My wife Olga is a licensed Realtor with The Keyes Company — Forbes Global Properties and LeadingRE. I handle the financing. One family. The full transaction.
→Unfiltered thoughts on faith, money, real estate, politics, theology, and whatever I feel like saying. No filter. My space. I write what I believe.
→My name is James J. Blackburn — most people call me Jim. I've spent the better part of two decades in Fort Lauderdale building businesses, raising a family, and trying to live with some sense of intentionality.
Professionally, I'm a mortgage professional who closed over $350 million in loans across seven consecutive years as a national top producer. But that's the resume version. The real version is that I love helping people make big decisions well.
Outside of work, I write, I study scripture, I think too much, and I'm always in the middle of something ambitious. That's probably why we have a 13-book series still waiting to be finished.
Unfiltered thoughts on faith, money, real estate, politics, and whatever else I feel like saying. This is my personal space. I write what I believe.
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Read →Death is inconvenient. So is a house nobody knows what to do with. Let's talk about it honestly...
Read →Dave Ramsey built an empire telling people to fear leverage. I respectfully disagree. Here's why...
Read →I'm a real person in Fort Lauderdale. If something I'm working on resonates with you — or if you just want to say hello — any of these will get to me.
"Leverage Wisely. Grow Wealthy."