About Dane
Dane Baich is a REALTOR® and Buyer's Agent with the Lee Ann Wilkinson Group at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty, based at the Lewes office and serving buyers and sellers across Coastal Delaware — Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Milton, Millsboro, Bethany Beach, and Ocean View.
This is home ground, not a market he had to learn. Dane was born in Wilmington and moved to Lewes in his teens — he has been at the Delaware beaches since 1995. He graduated from Cape Henlopen High School, attended the University of Delaware, and then joined the company as a sales associate at the Lewes office — the same office he works from today. When he talks about a Lewes neighborhood, a builder's reputation, or how a street has changed, he's drawing on a life lived here since 1995, not a map he studied.
How he got here. Dane got into real estate the way a lot of good careers start — he watched someone he knew do it well. A family friend was in the business, and that example is what inspired him to get his license in 2003 and do the same. Twenty-plus years later, he is still at it, still at the beaches, still working the same way that friend modeled: know the place, know the product, and look after your people.
New construction is a real chapter of his career, not a line on a résumé. Over the years the Lee Ann Wilkinson Group has held the listing for several new-construction communities that Dane represented. The two he names are Bay Crossing by Blenheim Homes — the 55+ community where he also worked as the builder's sales representative for Blenheim Homes, which is where his feel for retiree and 55+ buyers comes from — and, before that, Sandbar Village by Tropea Homes, a condo community. Representing builders and their buyers teaches you how a home is actually put together, what to ask about warranties and timelines, and where new construction differs from resale — knowledge his buyers still benefit from when they walk a model home or a development today.
Country-club communities at the beach — Dane knows them from the inside
Dane knows the Delaware beaches' country-club communities from the inside — he's owned homes at Rehoboth Beach Country Club, lives in The Peninsula now, plays their tournaments, and has sold many homes in each. Want to know the vibe of their Member-Guest? Dane knows.
Where it started
Dane owned two homes on the golf course over 15 years and was a longtime member there. Living on the course, playing it, and being part of the club for that long is where his country-club knowledge — and a lot of his business — was built.
Played it · Sold it
Dane knows Kings Creek well, has golfed the course, and has sold many homes there. He can talk a buyer through the community's sections, its feel compared with the other clubs, and what homes there are actually trading for.
Home now
Dane lives in The Peninsula now — his current, and by his own description final, country-club community. He has also sold homes here for years. He's been playing the course since it was built, and he's always considered the amenities second to none in Delaware.
Second homes and retirees are his home turf. The Delaware beaches are a resort market: much of Dane's work is second homes bought from a distance and retirees settling here for good. That means virtual showings and purchases managed in the buyer's absence. Once a home is under contract, Dane helps schedule the inspections and helps the buyer select a settlement attorney. After closing, he can introduce buyers to contractors when they want to renovate, build a deck, or make other improvements. One draw for retirees: southern Delaware property taxes are far lower than in the surrounding states — the Sussex County comparison below puts the numbers side by side.
Where Dane does his best work
- Buyers first — his official role on the team, and the bulk of his documented client work since 2003.
- Country-club communities — Rehoboth Beach Country Club, Kings Creek, and The Peninsula.
- New construction — represented Bay Crossing by Blenheim Homes (55+) and Sandbar Village by Tropea Homes (condos) for the group. He's familiar with — and has sold homes from — nearly all local builders, and knows their sales reps, procedures, and build quality.
- Retirees & 55+ communities — served as the builder's sales representative at Bay Crossing, with a long record with retiree buyers.
- Second homes & remote buyers — out-of-state searches, virtual tours, and purchases handled while the buyer is away: the way second homes are actually bought in a resort town.
- A dedicated website for every listing — every listing gets its own site. See What separates Dane.
- Negotiation through settlement — multiple-offer situations, tough negotiations, last-minute closing issues, post-settlement occupancy addendums, furniture inclusions, inspections, and coordinating with reputable contractors — all handled to a smooth settlement.
Dane, beyond the closing table
Real estate is a relationship business, and Dane would rather you know the person, not just the production. He lives in The Peninsula in Millsboro with his girlfriend, Tahine, and his Siamese cat, Eliza. His daughters, Addie and Alice, are a big part of life here — school, dance, and beach time included. He is a serious foodie who genuinely loves to cook and rarely passes up a great meal, an Eagles fan on game day, and a Tesla driver who will happily tell you he does not miss gas stations.
Because of Tahine, who is from Brazil, he is also starting to learn Portuguese — beginner level, enthusiastic effort.
