Knelly Dettinger

Founder & Team Leader | TruLiving Real Estate

Knelly Dettinger is the founder and team leader of TruLiving Real Estate, a boutique real estate team serving discerning clients across North County San Diego and the Midwest. Known for her expertise in land, lifestyle, and legacy properties, Knelly specializes in helping clients acquire and position homes that offer both beauty and long-term value.

With a background leading a high-producing team of over 150 annual closings, Knelly brings a rare combination of strategic precision and intuitive guidance to every transaction. Her approach is thoughtful and measured—rooted in a deep understanding that exceptional properties require more than exposure; they require positioning, storytelling, and a clear vision for the buyer.

In Southern California, Knelly focuses on lifestyle-driven homes as well as acreage properties that offer space, privacy, and the opportunity to live with intention. Her clients are often seeking more than a home; they are seeking a shift in how they live—toward land, sustainability, and a slower, more connected pace.

Knelly’s calm presence and unwavering advocacy have earned the trust of clients navigating significant financial and lifestyle decisions. She is known for delivering a highly personalized experience, guiding each client with discretion, clarity, and a steady hand from first conversation through closing.

As a mother of nine and a steward of her own acreage property, Knelly understands firsthand the nuances of land ownership—from infrastructure and usability to the rhythm of daily life it supports. This lived experience informs her work and allows her to advise clients with both sophistication and authenticity.

Through TruLiving Real Estate, Knelly has created a brand that reflects a refined, land-centered lifestyle—where luxury is defined not only by the home itself, but by the life it allows you to live.