A few years ago I took a vacation with the family down to North Carolina in a beautiful lute peninsula called Outerbanks. This was an entirely new experience for me, in part because I had never visited this region of the States before but more importantly because this would be the first time that I had used a vacation rental. I found a stunning home to rent though vacation rental site Elan Vacations and simply couldn’t resist booking it. In the past I had always opted for a hotel because I just thought that they were easier and honestly, more…