Looking for an East Coast beach

OBX is great. We did a week there summer of 2014 and loved it. There were only four of us, and we had a condo in Kill Devil Hills. Go down Hwy 12 a ways (like Wave or Buxton) and there are some pretty big houses that you can rent out. Now when you get down that way, you don't have the amenities available as you do around Kittyhawk, but the isolation is one of the better parts of the OBX. We booked through Sun Realty and they were great.

If you want to come a little farther south, Kiawah Island, Hilton Head or Isle of Palms SC are good. We have been to Isle of Palms five times in the last 6 year. Island Realty handles condos and houses on the island and in the Wild Dunes resort section as well. You are within a 30 minute drive of anything in the greater Charleston area - Ashley River plantations, downtown Charleston, Ft. Sumter, the aquarium and Patriots Point.

I have vacationed at 2 different beaches since moving to NC 20 years ago. Each one for about 10 years. Holden Beach has houses close to each other which is good in that there are plenty to choose from. Although lots of houses, no high rises and not really that commercial. The last 10 years we have vacationed out on Bald Head island. It's a bit more expensive and only accessible by passenger ferry. Golf carts only out on the island, I have no problem recommending either of those two locations. Let me know if you choose Holden or Bald Head and I can give you pointers on where to rent.