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Robert Chestnut, with over 10 years of experience in luxury oceanfront real estate, recognizes and values the trust his clients place in him and strives to exceed their expectations.




Born in California and raised in the Monterey Bay Area, Robert is of five family generations to the central coast. Robert has extreme knowledge of the area, as he has attended local area elementary and high school, has raised three children in the area, and has homes in Carmel, Capitola, and Santa Cruz Mountains.




Prior to Real Estate Robert has 20 years of experience as a distinguished Commercial Spokesperson with over 100 National campaigns, representing Fortune 500 companies and major brands including Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Ford Motor Company, McDonald’s, Anheuser-Busch, and IBM. resulting in over 10 billion in Sales.
Robert is a two-time recipient  of the "Outstanding Achievement Award," a two-time "Gold Award" recipient, six-time "Best Performance Award Winner," two-time "International  Best Performance Award Winner," "People’s Choice Award," Multiple Honorable Mentions and Nominations, and Member of Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate.
Robert’s other forte is in Fashion and design, creator, and founder of multiple brands, including Iconic female empowerment apparel brand in Motorsports. Robert’s love of auto racing has resulted in his support and Sponsorship of Drivers in both Professional and Local Racing Sportscar, NHRA Drag Racing, and NASCAR. Robert Sponsored the first-ever all-girls National Jr Drag Racing Team and National BMX all-girls team. His home track is our very own world-renowned Laguna Seca Raceway.




Robert is proud to be a part of the David Lyng Real Estate Team. A locally owned and family-operated brokerage since 1980, and the preeminent independent real estate company in the Monterey Bay Area. David Lyng Real Estate is the stand-alone #1 in Real Estate Company in Santa Cruz County: #1 in Total Luxury Volume, #1 in Total Sales Volume, #1 in Total Buyer Sales Volume, #1 Total Number of Buyer Sales, #1 in Total Number of Sales, #1 Total Listing Volume, #1 Total Number of Listing Sold.