Lakeside Properties REI

We're the Vevstads (Vegard and Orbie). Vegard was a lawyer and seaside resort developer in Norway before he immigrated to the US, and Orbie was an interior designer in Chicago before she became a restaurateur in Indiana. 

We have bought and sold properties part time since 1988, and since 2017, we have become full time real estate investors in IL, IN, MI, and OH, dba Lakeside Properties REI, but we also conduct business virtually in other areas. 

We buy, fix, rent, sell houses and apartment buildings, and occasionally engage in commercial property and raw land transactions. 

The secret to our success is our ability to construct contract terms that work for both sellers and buyers. In fact, when we first got started, we experienced a devastating business set-back, lost almost everything, but were able to buy a new home on a land contract, which house we later refinanced to pay off seller. For us, therefore, helping sellers and buyers agree on terms that work is a personal commitment.