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MelissaClaire
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How do you go about finding vacation places/rentals for your family? We'd love to spend a week at the beach this summer (Outer Banks would be great b/c of distance but we're open to other places) and we're having a hard time trying to find a reliable rental. Scams seem to abound on craigslist and we're not having much success on vrbo.com. Are there other sources for finding homes?
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I have seen a couple of deals on Groupon getaways...I don't know if they were houses. I was going to suggest VRBO when I saw your topic before I read what you wrote  I did have good luck on there when we went to Deep Creek Lake.
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Asking here might help, actually. I'm guessing that someone else here has rented a place in the Banks within the last few years.
Ask your friends and family to inquire at their offices, churches, etc., too.
Once you find a property you're interested in, Google the address and owner's name to see if you can unearth any information. Sometimes people who've been scammed will post information on TripAdvisor or elsewhere.
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thanks!
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For the Outer Banks, two great websites are Carolina Designs and Resort Realty. Carolina Designs has a lot of beautiful, HUGE vacation homes which would be great for a large family, but we've found that they are pricier overall than the ones found at Resort Realty.
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Not sure where you are - but I HIGHLY recommend Cape Charles on Virginia's Eastern Shore - a quiet family town - empty beach lots of birds (there is a Great Blue Heron there that is my particular buddy!) and wildlife, incredible sunsets. I would be happy to pm you details of a vrbo property that we stay in - we are not going this year and we will really miss it. It is a lovely house, a couple of blocks from the beach. The owner is really nice too. I am always a little wary of vrbo's and this was recommended by other homeschoolers and as a coincidence, our piano teacher also stayed here.
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Marilyn I'd love the info. We're leaning toeard Hilton Head right now, but I don't know if that will work out.
Katherine--thanks for the sites!
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I pm'd you.
Hilton Head is lovely - we went there for years. (in fact we are stopping there for a couple of nights this year - but in a hotel using air miles)
BUT - it is so HOT. Also very expensive. And for us a 12 hour drive (whereas Cape Charles is 4-5 hours)
I prefer the beach at HH - but the isolation of Cape Charles.
Also Cape Charles is better for families with little kids - no huge waves like the ocean. I felt safer with younger kids.
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We have had a lot of luck renting off of www.vrbo.com. We also get time shares off of ebay, but they probably don't have much in the Outer Banks.
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