Our family was very excited to stay oceanfront, at the outer banks again. This house would've been perfect for us about 10-15 years ago; however, this house has definitely seen it's wear. And, with a combination of tenants who did not care and a complete lack of oversight and maintenance, this house has dramatically gone down hill. To be fair, there are two positives: Location - The house is in a great neighborhood, directly on the beach.Space: This house has a lot of space, to sleep a lot of people (notice that I did not include comfortably). Cons: Well, pretty much every room in the house needs a deep cleaning and had at least one important item that was broken, smelly, significantly dirty, or stained. There were bugs of all kinds (cockroaches, spiders, ants, and wasps) inside and out. You could tell there had been recent construction because leftover nails, saw blades, and coagulated saw dust was all over the pool and sun decks and dunes. Most of the time, my family tried to smile and take it in stride as we understand how difficult it is to own a rental property, but by day 3, we had enough and became disheartened. We began messaging the "owner" James, who although replied immediately, provided subpar repair. The pool stopped working several times to the point that it smelled terribly and turned green by the end of the week. The hot tub was never vacuumed. The fridge's water/ice dispenser had black mold inside. It was gross and frustrating. I could continue on.