About Johann Trenkler

Institutional experience, placed at your service.

My path led through the major houses of the global property industry — from institutional asset management to private client advisory in Zurich. Today I bring that experience exclusively to my clients: independent, personal and without compromise.

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Introduction

My name is Johann. I am here to help you. Buying a property and, possibly, relocating to Switzerland is one of the most impactful decisions you will make. I believe you deserve an advisor who is entirely, unconditionally, on your side. Someone who has been in your shoes before and who understands deeply what you are going through.

Before starting this firm, I worked in Commercial Real Estate Asset Management at Allianz Real Estate, later PIMCO Prime Real Estate, and at Hines in Munich. After moving to Switzerland, I worked at Engel & Völkers, a premier residential brokerage firm in Switzerland. I hold a Master of Science degree in Real Estate from the University of Groningen, a RICS-accredited programme, and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Economics from the University of Osnabrück.

I am happy to provide you with expert advice in English and German.

I know how you feel

I am a German national who chose to make his home in Switzerland. As a teenage boy, I went to Finland for a high school exchange year. After high school, I volunteered as an English teacher in Colombia. During my undergraduate programme, I did a semester abroad at the University of South Florida in the United States. After that, I pursued my Master's degree in the Netherlands.

My fiancée and soon to be wife Shivali has lived and worked across the United States, Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and Germany. Hence we both consider ourselves global citizens. Both of us know what it means to arrive somewhere new: the excitement, the uncertainty, and the deep wish to find the right place to call home.

That personal experience is at the heart of everything I do. Whether you are buying your first home in Switzerland or selling before your next move, I am here to help. Being independent is what lets me represent your interests fully, and I am transparent about how I work at every step.

The way I work

Advisory that earns its place at the table.

Listen first.

Before any property is viewed or any valuation prepared, I invest time in understanding your situation, goals and constraints in full. What you share in confidence shapes every step that follows.

Analyse rigorously.

Every recommendation is grounded in independent market data and a careful assessment of the property itself. No shorthand, no gut feeling dressed up as expertise.

Advise without agenda.

Being independent is what lets me represent your interests fully. My recommendation is the one that serves you, stated clearly and with my name behind it.

Credentials

At a glance.

Education

M.Sc. in Real Estate Studies, University of Groningen

Location

Kilchberg on Lake Zurich

Languages

German & English

Coverage

Zurich, Lake Zurich and the surrounding cantons

"Good advice begins where sales pressure ends."

Johann Trenkler · Founder & Managing Director

Contact

Let's talk about your property.

An initial conversation — fully confidential. In person in Kilchberg, at your location or by video. The first two conversations are always without obligation.

Phone

+41 76 752 59 06

johann@mehtatrenkler.ch

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