My Dilemma

Do I:

a) Buy a cheap home now, and save a whole lot of money on gas (as well as wear and tear on both my truck and my legs)?

or

b) Stay where we are in Middleburg, living rent free, and try to save up for a home that I'll still want to live in a year from now?

We're seen a few (crummy) homes in our price range, but I really wanted our first home to be our home for a long, long time, possibly forever. That way, we wouldn't have to pay the government back for their assistance, and we could be without a mortgage in 30 years or so, which would certainly help us money-wise. I plan on retiring as soon as humanly possible, you see - I actually hate working. I also would like to have something to leave to my kids when I shuffle off this mortal coil. If I buy a home now, not only will we be not saving much money, but it won't be the ideal home that I'd want to live in for awhile, as our price range right now is about half of what a nice home costs. But if I wait to buy a home, I'll still be spending about 400 to 500 bucks a month on gas, which is obscene, as well as putting so much extra wear on our truck, and that's not to mention HOW MUCH I HATE SPENDING TWO HOURS IN A CAR EVERY DAY.

So ... what the hell should I do?