About this home

Great opportunity! Unique property across the street from the beach zoned COMMERCIAL/ RESIDENTIAL, Lots of updates, high ground, adjacent to Pickleball Court, park, parking, and beach entrance; original new County assessment was $926,000! Investors: among Highest ground in Slaughter Beach!... Sewer appears to be coming to Slaughter Beach! Funding is complete! Planning/development is underway! Construction is scheduled to begin soon. Enjoy a postcard-like setting with beautiful scenery and privacy, a quiet beach across the street, a park next door with newly resurfaced Pickle Ball, Tennis and basketball courts, along with a new children's playground... For those unfamiliar, Slaughter beach is a beautiful, quiet respite known as "The Hidden Gem of Delaware", and often appears in national rankings for best beaches in the USA. This particular home is unique because it is among the largest lots in the area, and a business, office, medical, store or restaurant could be opened on the site. Property had been a liquor store and a mini market for a total of 50 years.( in addition to the primary residence of the business owners)The private, picturesque backyard with 1800's cottage overlooks Prime Hook Nature reserve... Parcel is also big enough to present opportunities for re-development in the future. Interior and exterior upgrades include new bathroom, updated bathroom, new floors, stainless appliances, new lighting, new exterior, new back porch, new library, two new rooms added in previous store, lots of structural type improvements, exterior stone, driveway, deck upgrades, cottage, 8 apple and pear trees, and encapsulation in the crawl space... Come with your ideas and put your finishing touches on. "As is" Sale....Owner financing will be considered WON'T LAST LONG!!

Facts and features

Schools

• Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School

  elementary · 1-5 · 6.0 mi

  6

• Milford Central Academy

  middle · 6-8 · 6.6 mi

  3

• Milford Senior High School

  high · 9-12 · 6.7 mi

  5

• Kids First Academy

  elementary · PK-12 · 4.6 mi

• Morris (Evelyn I.) Early Childhood

  elementary · K · 6.8 mi

• Mispillion Elementary

  elementary · 1-5 · 6.0 mi

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Price history

• Nov 6, 2026 · Listed$599,999
• Jun 25, 2026 · Listing Removed—
• Jun 19, 2026 · Price Changed$689,900
• Mar 27, 2026 · Price Changed$659,900
• Feb 18, 2026 · Price Changed$679,900
• Jan 29, 2026 · Price Changed$689,990
• Jan 8, 2026 · Listed$699,900
• Aug 4, 2025 · Listing Removed—

Tax history

• 2026$1,200 tax · $277,900 assessed
• 2024$806 tax · $277,900 assessed
• 2023$836 tax · $15,050 assessed
• 2022$824 tax · $15,050 assessed
• 2021$833 tax · $15,050 assessed
• 2020$836 tax · $15,050 assessed
• 2019$842 tax · $15,050 assessed
• 2018$847 tax · $15,050 assessed

Home value

$681,738

• Quantarium$681,738
• Cotality$632,100
• Collateral Analytics$822,000

Where it is