Hi im a renter, but would love to own oneday. I would go with the renting until your happy with the house that you want to buy. Its a huge investment and shouldnt be jumped into in my opinion of corse lol. The house inspections are only to check that your not destroying the place untidy is fine. If I was you maybe look at it money wise, if you can rent and do storage and live without dipping into your new funds from selling the house, then i would do it and rent. On the otherhand if you had too dip into the money for buying then why not invest it into buying a house and sell again when you feel its right. Food for thought