Stairway Mortgage,
Fort Lauderdale.
I’m Jim Blackburn, Originating Branch Manager at Stairway Mortgage in Fort Lauderdale — a division of NEXA Mortgage LLC. Over the past seven years I’ve closed over $350 million in loans and earned a spot on the Scotsman Guide Top Producers list every single year.
I specialize in the financing solutions that require actual expertise — non-QM, bank statement, DSCR, asset-based, and physician loans — for self-employed borrowers, high-income professionals, and real estate investors who deserve better than a one-size-fits-all answer.
Not just a loan.
A strategy.
After closing over $350 million in loans across seven consecutive years as a Scotsman Guide Top Producer, I’ve learned one thing: most borrowers don’t need a mortgage broker. They need a thinking partner who understands their full financial picture and structures the right loan for the right reason.
I specialize in the loans that most lenders can’t or won’t do — because that’s where the real opportunity lives for my clients.
- Non-QM loans — for borrowers who don't fit the conventional box
- Bank statement loans — for self-employed professionals
- DSCR loans — for real estate investors using rental income
- Asset-based loans — qualifying on assets, not income
- Physician loans — for doctors with high income and student debt
- Jumbo and super-jumbo — for high-value properties in South Florida
Part of NEXA Mortgage.
One of the largest brokers in the US.
Stairway Mortgage is a division of NEXA Mortgage LLC (NMLS #1660690) — one of the largest mortgage brokers in the United States. That means I have access to hundreds of lenders and thousands of loan products, and I’m not beholden to any single bank’s guidelines or rate sheet.
I’m also the National Director of White Label Branding at Stairway — helping other mortgage professionals build their own branded presence within our platform.
My personal NMLS is #1072866. Licensed in Florida and multiple states.