Overall we had a good trip, but there were definitely pros and cons of this rental.
The pros: It was well equipped with lots of kitchen and household stuff. It was spacious and worked great for 3 of us having our own space. 2 master suites. Cute beachy decorations. Close drive to beach, views, and Cape Lookout State Park. Owner was nice about allowing early check in (although it turned out we arrived late anyway).
The cons: It was not very clean, especially the kitchen/dining. Crumbs and crackers on the floor. Sticky puddles in the fridge (we cleaned the fridge before using). Food left in the microwave and fridge. Dirty, cobwebby windows and screens. Many of the blinds, screens, and sliders are in poor condition and difficult to use. One of the slider screens just fell off when we opened it. Also, a warning to light sleepers: we couldn't leave windows open at night because the road noise was so loud.
(We reported the cleanliness issue, and the owner apologized and gave a small discount off the cleaning fee, which was nice - but the fee was still pretty high given the cleanliness level and checkout procedures that guests have to do, like doing the laundry and taking out trash.)
Neutral comments, that didn't really matter to us, but might matter to others: The second floor balcony railing is really wobbly - I would be uncomfortable with children. The top floor balcony has no chairs. The backyard fire pit area wasn't really kept up.