Ok, the update:
The rent to own house is no longer available. I did meet with my mortgage broker, & have some good news & have to wait to see if I can get a loan. My credit scores & debt to income ratio are good enough to get a house in the range I want, the thing I am waiting on is to see if a lender will approve me, after having to do a short sale on the house my ex & I owned.
I have a house in mind, that I have seen the oustide & pics of the inside. It's a cute little 3br 1.5 ba house built in 1939. It has hardwood floors (yay! I hate carpet), granite counter tops, & a huge shop out back.
It's also 1.5 miles/5 minutes from where I work.
I should find out Tuesday, if I can get financed. The biggest hurdle is the short sale that was 8 months ago. If I can get a lender to approve me, I should be good to go.
(Fingers & toes crossed!)
The snakes that are on hold will go to the people who want them, & there are a few left that are looking for homes, but since I (hopefully) will be moving eventually, I am hanging onto a few of the ones that I previously had listed as available.