Renting a shop?

I have been on both sides of the coin. My business outgrew my space so I rented additional space for the overflow. All I was seeing was a stack of rent receipts that was gaining no equity so I solved the problem and built a new building that was tall enough to add a second story inside. My payment was cheaper than I was paying in rent. Added the second story and outgrew that too. Bought an acreage that had another small building to handle the over flow and added semi trailers to for even more storage.

I had the new pad done at the acreage to build a much larger building and before I actually started the building I decided to sell the company as long as it left the area. I rented both buildings and the acreage then watched the money flow in.

If it is possible you should consider building/buying your own building and leasing out part of it to cover most of the payment. Buildings in my area are hard to come by and the rent isn't cheap but if there is cheap rent in your area it might not be worth it.