I'm with you but on a much smaller scale. I got a storage unit about 5 months ago due to living in a condo with no garage. I had been scrapping mainly out of the back of my truck. Mostly curbco and family/friend pickups. I formed a business about a year ago, advertised to my local area, and soon became overwhelmed. I used my parents garage for a little while but it filled up fast, was a bit inconvenient to get to for working on stuff, and (I can't blame them) they wanted the pile of stuff out of there. So I moved to a public storage unit. Which has worked great so far, aside from the 340 dollar a month bill. The main reason for forming the business was to advertise, to get more pickups, so I could suppliment my full time income, so I could get a house. But now it's a catch 22. I need the house to have the garage and therefore room for my business so I don't need to waste money on storage, but I need the income from the business in order to afford the house which is currently going to storage rent. But just like any other business decision, I weighed my options and the unit was the best way to go. Sounds like you shared some solid numbers for us to give you our opinions on. But ultimately, at the end of the day, you gotta crunch your numbers and make a decision for yourself. Decide to take the risk or the safe road. Whichever you choose, I wish you luck as you are many steps ahead of me and I only hope to get to that point one day.