It is possible that this very moment in time is not the right time to buy one of the Outer Banks homes currently available on the market what with the weather there right now. But next week is. Coastal North Carolina is a beautiful destination with many attractions and events to amuse you. Having a vacation home there would be idyllic especially if you, like me, are a west coast (or western US) native and have never been further east than the Mississippi River. There would be much easier access to cultural sites all along the eastern seaboard.