Owner and Managing Broker

With over 20 years of experience in commercial and residential real estate, Whitney Chenet specializes in helping clients confidently buy, sell, lease, and develop real estate throughout the State of Michigan.

As the Owner of Findlay Investments, Whitney combines her real estate expertise with a strong business foundation. Holding a degree in Business and drawing from years of entrepreneurship—including owning and successfully selling a local franchise—she brings practical business insight to every client relationship. She enjoys working alongside business owners, investors, and entrepreneurs to develop real estate strategies that support long-term growth, while also providing business consulting to help clients achieve their broader goals.

Known for her strategic mindset, honest communication, and genuine personal approach, Whitney believes every client deserves more than just a transaction—they deserve a trusted and conscious advisor. Over the past two decades, she has built lasting relationships, many of whom return for multiple transactions and confidently refer their family, friends, and colleagues.

Whitney is also passionate about mentoring the next generation of women and real estate professionals. She provides guidance, coaching, and hands-on support to new agents on her team while serving as a trusted consultant for clients navigating important business and real estate decisions.

Whitney Chenet

Why Clients Choose Whitney

  • 20+ Years of Real Estate & Business Experience

  • Commercial & Residential Expertise

  • Investment & Development Strategy

  • Business Owner & Former Franchise Owner

  • Personalized Service & Long-Term Relationships

  • Mentor, Business Consultant & Trusted Advisor

  • Award-Winning Industry Leader

Working with me:
What You Can Expect -

I value efficiency and thoroughness, exceptional quality and results, honest communication, and an optimistic mindset.

I believe that when we invest in ourselves, take our big ideas seriously, and leverage trusted expertise to ensure that those big ideas succeed, we can deliver a positive impact not only to ourselves and our investments but also to our surrounding community. The best things in my life have come from simply “going for it”. My passion is to help others do the same.

Trusting my experience:
Real Estate + Business Expertise -

  • With 20+ years of diversified experience in business specifically focused in the real estate industry, I specialize in strategy and efficiency with a focus on acquisition, disposition, development, and marketing of a wide range of commercial and residential property types. 

  • I too wear many hats in business, in real estate, and in life which is what allows me to understand and relate to my clients position on many levels.

  • In 2018, I began providing strategic consulting solutions to my clients’ for their real estate and business transactions.

  • Certified Business Coach. I provide business + real estate coaching with a special focus on empowering female entrepreneurs and high level performers to shape or in many cases, re-shape, their professional and personal lives to be in alignment with who they are and living the lifestyle that best suits them.

  • Co-Owner Beyond Juicery + Eatery Clarkston, a local Metro Detroit healthy restaurant franchise, launched in 2019 and successfully sold in 2025.

  • I successfully own and manage a real estate and investment portfolio of my own.

Professional Organization + Volunteer Leadership -

  • Member (2014-Current), Committee Chair or Co-Chair (2015-2017, 2020-2022), Board Director (2018-2019) CREW Detroit

  • Member (2018-Current), Board Treasurer (2023-2024), Board Director (2021-Current) Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce

  • Board Treasurer (2024-2026), Mountain View Country Club Association.

  • Professional Memberships; National Association of Realtors (NAR), CREW Network, CREW Detroit, Commercial Board of Realtors (CBOR), Greater Metropolitan Association of Realtors (GMAR).

Licenses, Certificates & Awards -

  • Bachelor Degree in Business Administration, Baker College

  • Successful Negotiation Strategies Certificate, University of Michigan

  • Real Estate Broker License, State of Michigan 

  • Notary Public, State of Michigan

  • Certified Business Coach

  • 2022 Young Professional of the Year Award recipient Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce. 

  • 2023 Franchise of the Year Award recipient, Beyond Juicery + Eatery Clarkston.

  • 2023 Independence Business Woman of the Year Award recipient Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce.

  • 2023 President’s Award recipient Clarkston Area Chamber of Commerce.

  • 2025

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