Rockstar Games

Original Release October 1, 2013

Release March 15, 2022


Intense Violence
Blood and Gore
Nudity
Mature Humor
Strong Sexual Content
Strong Language
Use of Drugs and Alcohol

Experience GTA Online, a dynamic and ever-evolving online universe for up to 30 players, where you can rise from street-level hustler to become a kingpin of your own criminal empire. Pull off daring co-operative Heists, enter adrenaline-fueled Stunt Races, compete in unique Adversary Modes, or hang out in social spaces including nightclubs, arcades, penthouse parties, car meetups, and much more.

A complete online guide on how to make money in Grand Theft Auto Online and become a kingpin in the virtual criminal underworld.

Playing the game in this order is merely just suggested; I do not force you to play in this order, but it is highly recommended.

This guide is compiled into chapters in accordance with the various updates to Grand Theft Auto Online.

Please note that it will take time and effort to reach a high rank and a high overall income, but as time proves again and again in GTA online, the key to becoming successful in GTA Online is being able to understand that patience is key.

Spoiler Warning: Plot details, ending details, or both are in the text and images which follows

Table of Contents
Update Contact Property Website Type
Grand Theft Auto Online - Lamar Davis - - - -
When and What to Buy
Heists Lester Crest High-End Apartment Dynasty 8 Heist
Lowriders Lamar Davis - - - Contact Mission
Further Adventures in Finance and Felony SecuroServ Executive Office Dynasty 8 Executive Business
Bikers Malc Clubhouse Maze Bank Foreclosures Business
Gunrunning Agent 14 Bunker Maze Bank Foreclosures Business
Smuggler's Run Ron Jakowski Hangar Maze Bank Foreclosures Business
The Doomsday Heist Lester Crest Facility Maze Bank Foreclosures Business
Madrazo Dispatch Services Martin Madrazo - - - Contact Mission
After Hours Tony Prince Nightclub Maze Bank Foreclosures Business
Arena War Bryony Arena Workshop Arena War Series Mode
Simeon's Premium Deluxe Repo Work Simeon Yeterian - - - Contact Mission
The Diamond Casino & Resort Tom Connors Penthouse The Diamond Casino & Resort -
The Diamond Casino Heist Lester Crest Arcade Maze Bank Foreclosures Business
Gerald's Last Play Gerald - - - Contact Mission
A Superyacht Life Bridge Yacht Docktease Contact Mission
The Cayo Perico Heist Miguel Madrazo Kosatka Warstock Heist
Los Santos Tuners Mimi Auto Shop Maze Bank Foreclosures Business
The Contract Lamar Davis Agency Dynasty 8 Executive Business
Operation Paper Trail U.L. Paper - - - Contact Mission
Los Santos Drug Wars Ron Jakowski - - - Contact Mission
San Andreas Mercenaries Charlie Reed Avenger Warstock Contact Mission
The Chop Shop Yusuf Amir Salvage Yard Maze Bank Foreclosures Business
The Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid Vincent - - - Contact Mission
Bottom Dollar Bounties Maude Eccles Bail Office Maze Bank Foreclosures Business
Agents of Sabotage Pavel Garment Factory Maze Bank Foreclosures Business
Oscar Guzman Flies Again Oscar MzKenzie Field Hangar Maze Bank Foreclosures Contact Mission
Money Fronts Martin Madrazo Hands On Car Wash Maze Bank Foreclosures Business
KnoWay Out Avi Schwartzman Mansion Prix Luxury Real Estate Contact Mission
Advanced Guide
Final Tips & Tricks
Jumpstart your criminal empire with the Career Builder and the Criminal Enterprises Starter Pack

Because of the GTA Career Builder that was introduced with the GTA V Enhanced Edition and the GTA premium online edition that comes with the criminal enterprises starter pack, Rockstar has given many GTA online players the advantage of already owning properties, businesses, vehicles and more. This can be a huge jumpstart for your player's rise to becoming a criminal kingpin if you play the game regularly. You can also use shark cards to buy whatever you want in GTA online by using real life money, but this guide isn't about that.

However, owning these properties and businesses without having the proper knowledge on HOW to use it when you are a low rank will only be a huge waste of time and money. Even though you can just replay heists and make money, the game offers an abundance of different activities to play that you will be neglecting.

The key to success in playing this game is actually quite simple: set some simple goals for your experience and then try to complete those goals and gain some knowledge by actually playing the game. You will soon find yourself able to beat every challenge and objective the game has to offer.

It is highly recommended to save money and keep your pockets as tight as possible by purchasing only what is necessary; you don't have to own or buy everything to have fun.

Before starting your adventure in GTA Online, you should create a Rockstar social club account and link it to your game so you gain access to more offers and benefits in the game.

October 1, 2013

Grand Theft Auto Online

The very first time you launch Grand Theft Auto Online and create your online character, do NOT skip the tutorial. It is highly recommended to complete the tutorial because at the end of it you will have a pistol in hand, a personal vehicle, hard cash and (almost) be at rank 5. In fact, that should be your first goal in the game: try to become a level 5, if you are not by the end of the tutorial. Being a rank 5 is basically a gateway for getting calls and messages from game characters tied to businesses and / or activities.


Mission Given By Reward
Mall or Nothing Lamar Davis Varies
Learning the Ropes - Gerald $500
Hold Up - Lamar Davis Varies
Los Santos Customs - Simeon Varies
Cypress Flats LTS Gerald Varies

Once the tutorial is completed, you are free to roam in the open world of San Andreas and your experience is split into three sides: Solo, PvP, and PvE.


SOLO

Before moving on to those parts of the GTA experience, there are some activities you can complete solo, and in solo sessions, that can really boost your RP and money. All you need to complete these challenges and collect all collectibles is a helicopter and good video to follow (Videos have been hyperlinked with respective activities and when applicable).

Activity Max. Reward
Store Robberies Varies
- Double Action Revolver Treasure Hunt $250,000
- Stone Hatchet Challenge $250,000
- Navy Revolver challenge $250,000
- Signal Jammars $150,000
- Playing Cards 66,650 Chips
- Action Figures $150,000
Weekly Time Trials $100,000+
RC Bandito Time Trials $50,000+
HSW Time Trials $251,000
Premium Races $100,000
San Andreas Flight School $232,500
Junk Energy Skydives $100,000
Downtown Cab Co. Taxi Work Varies
Stash Houses
Without Any Businesses Owned
$30,000
Madrazo Hits $30,000
QuickiePharm $37,500
Gruppe Sechs $17,500
Bobcat Security $17,500
Forklift Operator $36,000
LS Fire Department $7,500
Paper Route $23,500

Player versus Player (PvP)

PvP activities consider all those activities that pit players against each other, which are also called competitive modes. These all range from deathmatches, races, parachuting, adversary modes, etc. The rewards from these activities can be really rewarding, especially during the weeks events where rewards are doubled or tripled. However, if you are a low level without experience, it is best to avoid these activities for now until you gain enough experience.


Player versus Environment (PvE)

PvE activities are essentially the contact missions , where the game pits you against enemy NPC's and can earn you around $5K - $15K. How you get paid from the contact missions depends entirely on how long it takes you to complete the mission.

PvE Contact Missions Payout

15+ Min 12 - 15 Min 10 - 12 Min 8 - 10 Min 6 - 8 Min 4 - 6 Min 3 - 4 Min 2 - 3 Min > 2 Min
Pay % 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 37.5% 25% 12.5%

Waiting for the full payout is honestly just a waste of time, so try to stay within the 4 - 6 min range and you can still get a 50% bonus. Start by completing Simeon's missions, then move on to Gerald's, and so on. Completing contact missions is a good way to gain skills, knowledge, experience, and most importantly, money. Although there are activities more rewarding in the game, it won't help you much when you are competing with other players and harder enemies. There are a few contact missions that I recommend you play to get a good introduction to the different characters you can interact with early on.


Mission Given By Rank Reward
Meet Simeon - Simeon 5 Varies
Meth'd Up Gerald 7 Varies
Meet Lester - Lester 10 -
Meet Trevor - Ron - -
Out of Court Settlement Martin 22 Varies

VIP / CEO Work

With the VIP organization that was introduced in the finance and felony update, you can also complete VIP or CEO missions that take place during free mode and normally takes around 5 - 10 minutes to finish while the payout ranges from $10K to $25K.

There are 4 solo VIP / CEO missions you can play: Asset recovery, headhunter, hostile takeover, and sightseer. You can play this missions one after another in what is called the wave method to optimize time and money.

By following this method, you can make around $200,000 per hour, which is more than what you can earn from contact missions.

When & What to Buy

So far, we have talked about the different ways we can make money in GTA online. However, once you actually start making money, how to use the money becomes the key to success.


Character Customization

First of all, do not go crazy and spend most of your money on high-end clothes , fancy haircuts , and expensive tattoos , unless you actually want to customize your character. There's nothing wrong with wanting to customize your character and expand your wardrobe; it is simply just not wise to use all of your money on them. There are far more valuable investments you can make with your money, and while it is okay to make your character look presentable in free mode, you just have to be smart with your money and only buy what is needed rather than what is wanted.


Weapons

As far as weapons go, you can do almost everything with 4 simple weapons.

  • Any pistol with a supressor
  • SMG with an extended clip
  • Special Carbine with a drum magazine and grip
  • Any kind of explosive weapon

You can also spend your money on other weapons that may be important or appealing to you that can help in free mode, PvP modes, and PvE jobs. You can also use weapon workshops throughout many owned properties to upgrade your regular weapons to mark II and make them more powerful. But again, you have to be smart with your money and only buy the needed weapons as you can still have fun in GTA online without fancy and expensive weapons.


Vehicles

Vehicle wise, there are a few that you MUST own to surviving in an online environment of griefers and angry players, which can also help in PvE environments as well.

Vehicles Recommended to Buy

Vehicle Website Cost
Pegassi Bati 801
A good starting vehicle and goes fast enough to take you across the map
Southern SA Super Autos $15,000
Karin Kuruma (Armored)
A tank on wheels: it goes anywhere and gives you the upper hand in PvP and PvE modes.
Southern SA Super Autos $525,000
Buzzard Attack Chopper
Small, fast, and you can spawn it anywhere near your player as a CEO
Warstock $1,750,000
HVY Nightshark
A buffed version of the Armored Kuruma with more protection and armor
Warstock $1,245,000
Buckingham Akula
Hide yourself in the sky from enemies and blast them with homing missiles
Warstock $3,375,000
Pegassi Oppressor Mk II
Fly faster than before and grief your opponents with missiles
(maximum capacity of 20 missiles)
Warstock $6,000,000
Sparrow
Forget your attack chopper and be smaller, go faster, and blast your enemies
with more power, and can even spawn anywhere you want
Warstock $1,875,000
Pegassi Toreador
Protect yourself against enemies on land and underwater
Warstock $4,250,000
Imani Tech Vehicles
You don't even have to be in your car to drive it anymore with the remote control,
and you can protect yourself against enemies in the sky with a jammer
Vary Prices Vary

Properties

If you are making money, this is what you should be putting that money towards. Properties can act as a safehouse and protect you from enemies and players who are looking for trouble. Or, they can also act as a business that can earn you a solid profit for a certain amount of hours that you play the game. You can also own large vehicle properties, similar to regular properties, that are stored in your regular business properties. You can use these properties to access exclusive jobs and missions.

When buying a property, you can also apply modifications to your properties to make it more fully functional and visually appealing, but then again, it's all about saving your money.


Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
High-End Apartment Dynasty 8 $200,000 $1,100,000 Interior - $1,100,000
Garage Dynasty 8 $26,000 $2,740,000 - - $2,740,000
Galaxy Super Yacht Docktease $6,000,000 $8,000,000 Model
Fittings
Lighting
Color
Name
$2,000,000 $10,000,000
Executive Office Dynasty 8 Executive FREE $4,000,000 Decor
Personnel
Organization Name
Gun Locker
Safe
Acommodation
$2,650,000 $6,650,000
Warehouse SecuroServ Network $250,000 $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000
Vehicle Warehouse SecuroServ Network $1,500,000 $2,850,000 Interior $295,000 $3,145,000
Clubhouse Maze Bank Foreclosures FREE $495,000 Mural
Style
Club Emblem
Club Name
Gun Locker
Custom Bike Shop
$1,462,000 $1,957,000
Document Forgery Office The Open Road $650,000 $1,235,000 - - $1,235,000
Weed Farm The Open Road $715,000 $1,358,500 - - $1,358,500
Counterfeit Cash Factory The Open Road FREE $1,605,000 - - $1,605,000
Methamphetamine Lab The Open Road $910,000 $1,729,000 - - $1,729,000
Cocaine Lockup The Open Road $975,000 $1,852,500 - - $1,852,500
Bunker Maze Bank Foreclosures FREE $2,375,000 Bunker Style
Personal Quarters
Shooting Range
Gun Locker
Transportation
$1,695,000 $4,070,000
Mobile Operations Center
This Vehicle is stored in a Bunker.
Warstock $1,225,000 $1,400,000 Cab
Bay 1
Bay 2
Bay 3
Interior Color
$1,390,000 $2,790,000
Hangar Maze Bank Foreclosures $1,200,000 $3,250,000 Hangar Style
Lighting
Floor Graphics
Office Furniture
Living Quarters
Workshop
$2,420,000 $5,670,000
Facility Maze Bank Foreclosures $1,250,000 $2,950,000 Facility Style
Facility Graphics
Orbital Cannon
Security Room
Lounge
Sleeping Quarters
$2,930,000 $5,880,000
Nightclub Maze Bank Foreclosures $1,080,000 $1,700,000 Nightclub Style
Light Rig
Nightclub Name
Storage
Dancers
Dry Ice
$3,372,400 $5,072,400
Terrorbyte
This Vehicle can be stored in a Nightclub or Garment Factory.
Warstock $1,375,000 - Interior Tint
Interior Decal
Turret Station
Drone Station
Weapon Workshop
Specialized Workshop
$2,084,500 $3,459,500
Arena Workshop Arena War $995,000 - Office Style
Workshop Graphics
Workshop Color
Garage Floor
Mechanic
Personal Quarters
$3,370,000 $4,365,000
Penthouse The Diamond Casino & Resort $1,500,000 - Floor Plan
Colors
Patterns
$5,033,500 $6,533,500
Arcade Maze Bank Foreclosures $1,235,000 $2,530,000 Style
Mural
Floor
Neon Art
Extras
Garage
$1,722,500 $4,252,500
Kosatka Warstock $2,200,000 - Color
Flag
Sonar Station
Guided Missiles
Weapon Workshop
Moon Pool Vehicles
$6,885,000 $9,085,000
Auto Shop Maze Bank Foreclosures $1,670,000 $1,920,000 Style
Tint
Emblem
Staff
Extras
Membership
$2,552,000 $4,472,000
Agency Dynasty 8 Executive $2,010,000 $2,830,000 Art
Wallpaper
Highlight
Armory
Accommodation
Vehicle Workshop
$2,677,500 $5,507,500
Acid Lab Warstock $1,450,000 - - - $1,450,000
Avenger
This Vehicle can be stored in a facility or hangar.
Warstock $3,450,000 - Interior
Gun Turret
Vehicle Workshop
Weapon Workshop
Operations Terminal
$2,787,500 $6,237,500
Salvage Yard Maze Bank Foreclosures $1,620,000 $2,690,000 Tint
Get Trade Rates
Tow Truck
Wall Safe
Staff
$3,000,000 $5,690,000
Bail Office Maze Bank Foreclosures $1,650,000 $2,620,000 Style
Agents
Personal Quarters
Gun Locker
Armor Plating
$2,240,000 $4,860,000
Garment Factory Maze Bank Foreclosures $2,350,000 - - - $2,350,000
MzKenzie Field Hangar Maze Bank Foreclosures $1,450,000 - - - $1,450,000
Hands On Car Wash Maze Bank Foreclosures $1,000,000 - Tint $10,000 $1,010,000
Higgins Helitours Maze Bank Foreclosures $900,000 - Tint $10,000 $910,000
Smoke on the Water Maze Bank Foreclosures $850,000 - Tint $10,000 $860,000
Mansion Prix Luxury Real Estate $11,500,000 $12,800,000 Interior
Additional Rooms
Security
AI Assistant
$5,907,500 $18,707,500

If you just buy the properties without having the proper knowledge on HOW to use them, you will just be wasting your precious time and money. So, let's break down each property available and figure out how to use them.

March 10, 2015

Heists

Purchase a high-end Apartment to work with Lester Crest and other contacts to carry out a series of daring heists, raids and robberies across Los Santos and Blaine County.


Getting Started

  1. Own a high-end or custom Apartment .
  2. Visit Lester at the Garment Factory .
  3. Set up your first Heist .

Lester's Original Heists gives players the chance to team up and pull off a string of intense, multi-part heists, raids and robberies across Los Santos and Blaine County. Online Heists span numerous missions to test a team’s full set of skills from computer hacking to stealth infiltration, precision driving to aerial dogfighting, sniping, skydiving and much more.


High-End Apartment

At this point, if you aren't already a level 12, play some contact missions to bring yourself to a level 12. Purchase a high end apartment if you haven't already done so, so you gain access to the heist planning room. Every Heist needs a leader and the Heist Leader is going to need to be at least rank 12 and own a high-end apartment with a planning board in order to coordinate the crime.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
High-End Apartment Dynasty 8 $200,000 $1,100,000 Interior - $1,100,000

Original Heists

The heists were introduced to GTA Online in 2015, and consists of five different heists. There are numerous benefits to playing the heists. First off, each Heist has its own Elite Challenge which, upon completion, will yield a substantial cash bonus. There are also Special Heist Completion bonuses that can only be achieved once per person, and will add some serious zeros to your bank balance.

Heist Players Set Up Cost Potential Take
(Easy Mode)
Potential Take
(Normal Mode)
Potential Take
(Hard Mode)
Elite Challenge Objectives
The Fleeca Job 2 $11,500 $100,625 $201,250 $251,563 Complete in under 05:20 Mins
Vehicle Damage 6% or less
Nobody gets wasted


The Prison Break 4 $25,000 $350,000 $700,000 $875,000 Rashkovsky damage 1% or less
Extraction in under 04:40 Mins
Nobody gets wasted


The Humane Labs Raid 4 $25,000 $472,500 $945,000 $1,181,250 Complete in under 11:00 Mins
Vehicle Damage 2% or less
Nobody gets wasted


Series A Funding 4 $25,000 $353,500 $707,000 $883,750 Complete in under 06:30 Mins
Kill 75 Enemies
Nobody gets wasted


The Pacific Standard Job 4 $25,000 $750,000 $1,500,000 $1,875,000 Complete in under 10:15 Mins
Noose not called
Nobody gets wasted


Special Heist Completion Bonuses

Bonus Reward Challenge Reward
First Time Bonus
Completing each Heist Finale for the first time
$100,000
All in Order Challenge
Complete all Heists in order, including Setups
$1,000,000
Loyalty Challenge
Complete all Heists, including Setups, with the same team of players
$1,000,000
Criminal Mastermind Challenge
Complete all Heists, in order, with the same group of players, without losing any lives
$10,000,000

Not only do Heist Leaders cough up all of the setup costs up-front, but heist progress is also only saved for the Heist Leader. This is why you should aim to complete your own heists first, and then help others out. Heist Leaders have complete control over team roles and the cut of the final take each Crew Member gets. Additionally, at different stages of each Heist, Crew members will be assigned different roles. That's why it's important for all players to know their strengths and, in turn, for the Heist Leader to assign accordingly. Crew Members also get paid for each setup, so keep that in mind when you are assigning cuts before a Heist Finale.

All Heists Missions

Mission Given By Player Roles Reward [Crew Only]
(Easy Mode)
Reward [Crew Only]
(Normal Mode)
Reward [Crew Only]
(Hard Mode)
The Fleeca Job - Scope Out Lester Crest - $5,740 $7,170
The Fleeca Job - Kuruma Lester Crest $2,870 $5,740 $7,170
The Fleeca Job Lester Crest Driver
Driller
Varies varies varies
Prison Break - Plane Agent 14 Pilot
Ground Team
$7,600 $15,200 $19,000
Prison Break - Bus Agent 14 $7,600 $15,200 $19,000
Prison Break - Station Agent 14 Cargo Ship
Cop Station
$7,600 $14,700 $18,500
Prison Break - Wet Work Agent 14 City Hall
Mansion
$7,600 $15,300 $19,000
The Prison Break Agent 14 Prison Officer
Prisoner
Demolition
Pilot
Varies varies varies
The Humane Labs Raid - Key Codes Agent 14 Buyer
Bodyguard
Lookout North
Lookout South
$10,260 $20,520 $25,650
The Humane Labs Raid - Insurgents Agent 14 $10,260 $20,520 $25,650
The Humane Labs Raid - EMP Agent 14 $10,260 $20,520 $25,650
The Humane Labs Raid - Valkyrie Agent 14 $10,260 $20,520 $25,650
The Humane Labs Raid - Deliver EMP Agent 14 $10,260 $20,520 $25,650
The Humane Labs Raid Agent 14 Pilot
Gunner
Ground Team
Varies varies varies
Series A - Coke Trevor Philips Boat
Helicopter
$7,676 $15,352 $19,190
Series A - Trash Truck Trevor Philips Operators
Collectors
$7,676 $15,352 $19,190
Series A - Bikers Trevor Philips $7,676 $15,352 $19,190
Series A - Weed Trevor Philips Lookout (West)
Lookout (East)
Ground Team
$7,676 $15,352 $19,190
Series A - Steal Meth Trevor Philips $7,676 $15,352 $19,190
Series A Funding Trevor Philips Lookout (North)
Lookout (South)
Varies varies varies
Pacific Standard - Vans Lester Crest Drivers
Navigators
$10,450 $20,900 $26,130
Pacific Standard - Signal Lester Crest $10,450 $20,900 $26,130
Pacific Standard - Hack Lester Crest Transporter
Decoys
$10,450 $20,900 $26,130
Pacific Standard - Convoy Lester Crest $10,450 $20,900 $26,130
Pacific Standard - Bikes Lester Crest $10,450 $20,900 $26,130
The Pacific Standard Job Lester Crest Hacker
Demolition
Crowd Control
Varies varies varies

Communication and good teamwork is very important to completing all the heists, elite challenge objectives and getting the special heist completion bonuses. You should always look to play with a good team, whether it be your friends or people you meet online. With the heists, you'll also be able to unlock a range of new vehicles and gear perfect for whatever each Heist throws at you.

Total Cash Earned from Heists

After completing all heists, you can use the planning board in your high-end apartment to replay any heist of your choice .
Heist Contact Potential Take
(Hard Mode)
Equal Cut
of Take (25%)
Elite Challenges Complete All Bonus Rewards Total Cash Earned
The Fleeca Job Lester Crest $251,563 $125,780 $50,000 $100,000 $275,780
The Prison Break Agent 14 $875,000 $218,750 $100,000 $100,000 $418,750
The Humane Labs Raid Agent 14 $1,181,250 $295,310 $100,000 $100,000 $495,310
Series A Funding Trevor Philips $883,750 $220,940 $100,000 $100,000 $420,940
The Pacific Standard Job Lester Crest $1,875,000 $468,750 $100,000 $12,100,000 $12,668,750

At this point, your player will have a less or around $12 million in the bank account adding up all of the heist payouts and bonus rewards, if you completed the criminal mastermind challenge for the latter. This sets us up perfectly for the next step onto becoming a criminal kingpin.

October 20, 2015

Lowriders

Help Lamar Davis take on the biggest gangs in the city and become the ruler of Los Santos' Lowrider scene.


Getting Started

  1. Answer Lamar's Call .
  2. Visit Lamar at Benny's Original Motor Works .

Lamar is hatching a scheme to become the ruler of Los Santos’ thriving Lowrider scene and needs some loyal subjects to help put him on the throne. To do so, you’ll be taking on the biggest gangs in the city through a mix of subterfuge, skill, and pure firepower.


Lowriders Missions

Lowriders is a set of 8 new contact missions given to you by Lamar who wants to take over the streets of Los Santos. Shoot and kill your way through gangsters to help Lamar with his goal, and improve your skills in the process. It is recommended to complete all missions on hard difficulty, and go for Career Progress Challenges as well, to get larger rewards.

Mission Given By Reward
- Introduction Lamar Davis -
Community Outreach Lamar Davis varies
Slow and Low Lamar Davis varies
It's A G Thing Lamar Davis varies
Funeral Party Lamar Davis varies
Lowrider Envy Lamar Davis varies
Point and Shoot Lamar Davis varies
Desperate Time Call For... Lamar Davis varies
Peace Offerings Lamar Davis varies

June 7, 2016

Further Adventures in Finance and Felony

Become a CEO and leave your mark on the dirty money of Los Santos by running Special Cargo, Vehicle Cargo, and Special Vehicle Works from your Executive Office.


Getting Started

  1. Visit SecuroServ .
  2. Acquire an Office from the Dynasty 8 Executive website via your iFruit .
  3. Become CEO of an Organization.

At this point you have accumulated about $3 million in your bank account if you have not made any big purchases as of yet. Well now that you have completed the heists and understood the concept of how making money works in this virtual world, it is time to make your first big purchase: Offices. Offices were added to Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Further Adventures in Finance and Felony update to allow all players to become a CEO at any time for as long as they want and access to an exclusive Special Cargo network, which is actually the next step in making money on GTA Online.


Executive Office

To purchase an executive office, all you have to do is log on the Dynasty8 Executive in game website and purchase an office. If you have the Criminal Enterprises Starter pack, take advantage of the free Office property and purchase Maze Bank West with the modifications, as it will only cost you $1 million and leave enough money to source cargo. You can make money through your office in two major ways: the Warehouse and the Vehicle Warehouse.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Executive Office Dynasty 8 Executive FREE $4,000,000 Decor
Personnel
Organization Name
Gun Locker
Safe
Acommodation
$2,650,000 $6,650,000
Warehouse SecuroServ Network $250,000 $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000
Vehicle Warehouse SecuroServ Network $1,500,000 $2,850,000 Interior $295,000 $3,145,000

Warehouse

Owning an Executive Office will grant you access to the SecuroServ Special Cargo Network, where you can start special cargo, vehicle cargo, and special vehicle missions. You can launch Special Cargo missions for your Special Cargo Warehouses . When you log on the network for the first time, you will have to purchase a warehouse to store special cargo. There are three different types of Warehouses: small, medium and large. Each Warehouse can store a different amount of crates. The maximum amount of Warehouses a player can purchase is five.

Small Medium Large
Crates 16 42 111

To get started with the special cargo business, make sure you own a CEO Office then log onto the Securoserv network on your office computer to first purchase any warehouse you want. The whole concept of the business is that you buy crates of product, collect the crate and bring it back to your warehouse, and sell it for more money.

You can source either 1 crate, 2 crates, or up to 3 crates at the same time. If you want to make the most money possible per crate, you would want to buy 1 crate at a time. The reason why you are given the option to buy 3 at the same time is because it is more efficient even though collecting the crates is more time consuming. If you want to make the most money possible, then definitely choose to buy 3 crates at the same time because it will bring in more profit when sold.

Cost of Sourcing Crates

Cost is Per Crate
1 Crate 2 Crates 3 Crates
Cost $2,000 $8,000 $18,000

Once you have sourced enough cargo to store in the Warehouse, it is time to sell your cargo and earn a profit. If you are a solo player, you would want to sell no more than 9 crates at a time, as selling more would require more players to help you with delivering the product to buyers. However, selling a fully stocked warehouse, whether it is small, medium or large, can bring in more profit. The more goods stockpiled and sold in one transaction, the higher the price per crate. You can also earn an additional high demand bonus of 2.5% for every player in the lobby, up to a total of 50%, so keep that in mind.

Total Cash Earned from Special Cargo Warehouse Sales

Profit is Per Crate
Maximum Profit assumes a fully stocked warehouse sale
High Demand Bonus asssumes that the lobby is full with 20 players or more
Profit Crates Maximum Profit High Demand Bonus Total Cash Earned
Small $15,000 16 $240,000 $120,000 $360,000
Medium $17,500 42 $735,000 $367,500 $1,102,500
Large $20,000 111 $2,220,000 $1,110,000 $3,330,000

This business is fairly simple and easy to understand as it is a simple "buy low, sell high" concept. It is pretty straightforward and can make you a fair bit of money.


Vehicle Warehouse

The vehicle warehouses, introduced in the Import / Export update, operate similarly to a special cargo warehouse in that it also follows a rinse and repeat concept. You would want to purchase a Vehicle warehouse on the SecuroServ computer in your CEO office. It does not matter which one you buy so just get the cheapest option available.

The concept of this business is that you go out and steal luxury vehicles, bring them back to your warehouse, and sell them to earn a profit. When you start a source vehicle mission, be careful when delivering the vehicle or you will have to pay for repair damages. The kinds of vehicles that can sold are broken down into 3 categories: top range, mid range and standard range. Each kind of vehicle can be sold to a different type of buyer for profit.

Range of Vehicle Cargo & Delivery Commission Offers

Commission is Per Vehicle
Private Showroom Specialist Dealer
Standard $15,000 $26,250 $37,500
Mid $25,000 $43,750 $62,500
Top $40,000 $70,000 $100,000

To trick the game into letting you source only top range vehicles, leave 10 standard range and mid range vehicles each in the warehouse as there is only 32 types of vehicles in the game you can sell. This way, you can only source a top range vehicle, sell it, and rinse and repeat.

Each Kind of Buyer will want you to modify the vehicles for a cost, so in actuality you would earn less as opposed to the delivery commission for each vehicle. When making a sell, you would want to sell to specialist dealers if you want make the most profit and apply the needed modifications as necessary and then deliver the vehicle to the buyer to successfully complete a sell vehicle cargo mission.

Costs of Modifications
Private Showroom Specialist Dealer
Standard - $3,750 $7,500
Mid - $6,250 $12,500
Top - $10,000 $20,000
Actual Profit for each Delivery Commission
Private Showroom Specialist Dealer
Standard $15,000 $22,500 $30,000
Mid $25,000 $37,500 $50,000
Top $40,000 $60,000 $80,000

Once you are ready to make a sale, go to the computer in your vehicle warehouse and export a vehicle to sell. Do keep in mind that you must be careful during delivery or you would lose profit for vehicle damage. To make sure you don't damage the vehicle, you could use a cargobob to deliver the vehicle to the drop off, and bring vehicles to the warehouse as well.

You can also sell multiple vehicles at once to earn a huger profit if you have associates. Selling up to four vehicles at once is a great way to earn more money faster. By filling up your warehouse and selling a number of top range vehicles in a single mission every in game hour, you can earn a huge profit.

Total Cash Earned from Special Cargo Warehouse Sales

Chart assumes that the most profitable option (Top range vehicles, Special Dealer) is selected for delivery, with no market value loss and commission loss upon delivery as well.
Vehicles delivered assumes that you sell multiple vehicles at once to earn a huger profit if you have associates, as shown in chart.
Vehicles Delivered Profit Exports / Hour Maximum Profit
1x $80,000 3x $240,000
2x $160,000 2x $320,000
3x $240,000 1x $240,000
4x $320,000 1x $320,000

This is also a pretty simple business to understand and can earn you a huge profit, especially if you are a solo player.


Special Vehicle Work

Special Vehicle Work is unlocked on your Office desktop after completing a set number of Vehicle Cargo missions and can unlock discounts on the Special Vehicles featured in each mission. Special Vehicle Work requires two to four players.

Mission Vehicle Cargo
Missions
Reward
Ramp Buggy Mission 4x varies
Wastelander Mission 8x varies
Blazer Aqua Mission 12x varies
Phantom Wedge Mission 16x varies
Rocket Voltic Mission 20x varies
Technical Aqua Mission 24x varies
Armored Boxville Mission 28x varies
Ruiner 2000 Mission 32x varies

Overall, The Executive Office is a very profitable business once you actually put the work towards it and make it an active business. Ideally, as you source special cargo and vehicles at least once or twice per day, you can make a solid profit and make money every now and then.

October 4, 2016

Bikers

With the help of Malc, run your own MC. Purchase a Clubhouse, promote your members, then produce and sell narcotics, forged documents and counterfeit cash.


Getting Started

  1. Visit Malc .
  2. Acquire a Clubhouse from the Maze Bank Foreclosures website via your iFruit .
  3. Become President of a Motorcycle Club.

At this point, you have many ways of making money from running contact missions, VIP / CEO missions, replaying Lester's heists, selling warehouse cargo and selling vehicle cargo. You can earn a stable income at this point and let the money flow into your bank account. To increase our income, let's introduce another business to add to your empire: the Biker businesses.


Clubhouse

There are 5 different illicit businesses to run that were introduced as part of the Bikers update, where all of the businesses are managed and operated out of one property: The Clubhouse .

When purchasing a clubhouse on Maze Bank foreclosures, it honestly does not matter which one you buy as they all are pretty cheap. After purchasing the clubhouse, go to it to set it up and buy your first illicit business.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Clubhouse Maze Bank Foreclosures FREE $495,000 Mural
Style
Club Emblem
Club Name
Gun Locker
Custom Bike Shop
$1,462,000 $1,957,000
Document Forgery Office The Open Road $650,000 $1,235,000 - - $1,235,000
Weed Farm The Open Road $715,000 $1,358,500 - - $1,358,500
Counterfeit Cash Factory The Open Road FREE $1,605,000 - - $1,605,000
Methamphetamine Lab The Open Road $910,000 $1,729,000 - - $1,729,000
Cocaine Lockup The Open Road $975,000 $1,852,500 - - $1,852,500

What a lot of people actually don't know is that you can make money through your clubhouse in three different ways: The bike shop, the bar, and contracts.


Custom Bike Shop

The Custom Bike Shop, bought as a modification in your Clubhouse purchase, allows you to both modify personal bikes, and fix-up customer bikes to earn legitimate income. You can bring in additional income by simply just modding a customer bike and delivering to a drop off without damaging the bike.

When a customer has delivered their bike to be serviced, you can repair it for an upfront service cost and install any requests such as color, resprays or body and performance modifications. Once serviced, you can deliver the bike to the customer to receive payment. Alternative modifications can be installed but may affect the customer's satisfaction resulting in a higher or lower reward. The customer will pay the full service cost for all modifications, but the additional bonus payment will be reduced if the vehicle has been damaged upon delivery.

Custom Bike Shop Income
Final payment assumes vehicle was not damaged upon delivery.
Payment for Delivery Service Costs Damages Satisfaction Final Payment
$50,000 $10,000 Cost Varies $5,000 $65,000

Clubhouse Bar

You can also keep the bar stocked by walking up to the bar and starting a resupply mission by talking to the bartender. You can resupply the bar regularly to continue earning additional income. Your daily bar earnings will be available to collect from the duffel bag in your office marked with a .

Bar Income & Earnings
Time to fill (Days) is based on in game days (every 48 real time minutes), and Time to fil (hours) is based on real life hours (every 60 real time minutes).
Restocks / Day Daily Income Bag Capacity Time to fill (Days) Time to fill (Hours)
1x $5,000 $100,000 20 16

Clubhouse Contracts

Clubhouse Contracts are a range of freemode missions that can be started as a MC President from your clubhouse. These change regularly and the rewards varies depending on each mission. There are 13 missions total, but only three will be available at a time, rotating periodically.

Mission Players Reward
By the Pound 1 - 8 varies
Cracked 1 - 8 varies
Fragile Goods 2 - 8 varies
Guns for Hire 2 - 8 varies
Gunrunning 1 - 8 varies
Jailbreak 1 - 8 varies
Nine Tenths of the Law 2 - 8 varies
Outrider 2 - 8 varies
P.O.W. 1 - 8 varies
Torched 1 - 8 varies
Weapon of Choice 2 - 8 varies
Hit the Roof 1 - 8 varies
Life and Deathbikes 1 - 8 varies

Motorcycle Club Businesses

In your Clubhouse office, you’ll find a laptop that gives you unbridled access to The Open Road. This website allows you to acquire a number of illicit businesses. When you log on for the first time, you have to purchase at least one type of business. There are five businesses available, each with their own locations to choose from: The Weed Farm, Counterfeit Cash Factory, Document Forgery office, Cocaine Lockup, and Methamphetamine Lab. Once purchased and the initial setup mission is completed, ride over to your business and use its laptop to upgrade staff, equipment, and security.

All Motorcycle Club Businesses & Business Upgrade Costs
Max Capacity assumes maximum capacity of boxes that each factory can store.
Business Max Capacity Equipment Upgrade Staff Upgrade Security Upgrade Total Cost
Document Forgery Office 60 $550,000 $195,000 $285,000 $1,030,000
Weed Farm 80 $990,000 $273,000 $313,500 $1,576,500
Counterfeit Cash Factory 40 $880,000 $273,000 $456,000 $1,609,000
Methamphetamine Lab 20 $1,100,000 $331,500 $513,000 $1,944,500
Cocaine Lockup 10 $935,000 $390,000 $570,000 $1,895,000

The whole concept of each of these business is that you go out and buy / steal supplies, bring them back to your factory, your staff will convert those supplies into product over time, and you sell that product from time to time (This applies to each of the illicit businesses you own). Once a business is stocked up on supplies, it will begin accumulating product over time.

The different MC businesses bring in different amounts of income per crate of product and per minute (real life minute) based on the manufacturing speed of the business, which can be upgraded for a cost (See Chart Above). It is important to buy all staff and equipment upgrades to speed up the manufacturing processes.

MC Businesses Income w/o Business Upgrades
Business Single Box Value Time to
produce (Min)
Production Rate
Document Forgery Office $1,250 5 $1,250 / 5 Min
Weed Farm $1,875 6 $1,875 / 6 Min
Counterfeit Cash Factory $4,375 12 $4,375 / 12 Min
Methamphetamine Lab $10,625 30 $1,250 / 30 Min
Cocaine Lockup $25,000 50 $25,000 / 50 Min
MC Businesses Income w/ Business Upgrades
Business Single Box Value Time to
produce (Min)
Production Rate
Document Forgery Office $1,750 3 $1,750 / 3 Min
Weed Farm $2,625 4 $2,625 / 6 Min
Counterfeit Cash Factory $6,125 8 $6,125 / 8 Min
Methamphetamine Lab $14,875 18 $14,875 / 18 Min
Cocaine Lockup $35,000 30 $35,000 / 30 Min

To buy / steal supplies and/or buy an upgrade, simply log on your computer in the business property you want to buy it for. When you buy or steal supplies, do keep in mind that buying supplies eats into profits and you would earn less income as opposed to stealing supplies, which is the safest way for saving your money. Stealing supplies takes no more than 5 - 10 minutes to complete.

It takes real life hours for your staff to convert the supplies into product, so the reason why you would want to get the staff and equipment upgrade is to reduce this amount of time it takes for your staff.

Time to fully stock MC Businesses
Time to fill assumes real life hours.
Business No Upgrades Fully Upgraded
Document Forgery Office 5 3
Weed Farm 8 5.3
Counterfeit Cash Factory 8 5.3
Methamphetamine Lab 10 6
Cocaine Lockup 8.3 5

When you’re ready, trade your goods for a profit by launching a Sell Mission either by yourself or with your Prospects in tow. How much you can make on crates of product depends entirely on what you are selling, and how much of it you have in stock. If you are a solo player, you would not want to sell a fully stocked factory, but rather, sell at 1 - 2 bars of product. Or if you want to take a risk, you can go ahead and sell a full factory of goods by yourself as you will have enough time depending on the Sell Mission. Different factories break even at different amounts of profit.

Total Cash Earned from Motorcycle Club Business Sales

These product values reflect the value from a fully stocked factory with all business upgrades installed.
Sell near means selling in Blaine County, and Sell Far selling in Los Santos. Sell Far Values are exactly 50% more than Sell Near Values.
High Demand Bonus asssumes that the lobby is full with 20 players or more
Business Sell Near Sell Far High Demand Bonus Total Cash Earned
Document Forgery Office $105,000 $157,500 $78,750 $236,250
Weed Farm $210,000 $315,000 $157,500 $472,500
Counterfeit Cash Factory $245,000 $367,500 $183,750 $551,250
Methamphetamine Lab $297,500 $446,250 $223,125 $669,375
Cocaine Lockup $350,000 $525,000 $262,500 $787,500

The Motorcycle Club businesses is by far the most profitable business you can purchase and is the best way to make money in GTA online. Once you are comfortable with how these businesses work and earning income, it is safe to move onto the next step.

June 13, 2017

Gunrunning

Work with Agent 14 to become an arms dealer. Purchase a Bunker to research and manufacture weapons to dominate the illegal arms trade in Southern San Andreas.


Getting Started

  1. Visit Agent 14 .
  2. Setup a Bunker .
  3. Complete a resupply mission or research project .

Now that you know how to make money through Lester's heists, the CEO office, and the MC Clubhouse, it has become fairly easy by now to make at least hundred thousands of money. If you have saved your money wisely, it is now time to add yet another business venture to your enterprise: the Gunrunning business, introduced in the gunrunning update.


Bunker

To access the gunrunning business, you would first have to purchase an underground bunker on Maze Bank foreclosures. At these bunkers, you can manufacture weapons to sell for profit or complete research to unlock exclusive weapons and vehicle modifications.

You are free to purchase any bunker you want, but avoid the Paleto Bay bunker at all costs (even though its free), as the location is not ideal for sell or steal missions. You are always free to add on any modifications you want, as long as you spend your money wisely. It is recommended to keep the bunker on default adding only the shooting range. The Chumash or Farmhouse Bunker is the most recommended bunker to purchase.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Bunker Maze Bank Foreclosures FREE $2,375,000 Bunker Style
Personal Quarters
Shooting Range
Gun Locker
Transportation
$1,695,000 $4,070,000

Similarly to the MC businesses, the whole concept of this business is that you go out and buy or steal supplies, bring it back to your bunker, let your staff convert those supplies into product to sell over time, and sell that product from time to time. Differently from the other businesses where you have only sell one type of product from each business, here you have two different products you can sell and use: stock and research.


Stock

Your staff, when assigned to manufacturing, uses Bunker supplies to create product. You would have to resupply your business accordingly to allow your staff to grow stock over time.

The Bunker & Business Upgrade Costs
Max Capacity assumes maximum capacity of boxes that each factory can store.
Business Max Capacity Equipment Upgrade Staff Upgrade Security Upgrade Total Cost
Bunker 100 $1,155,000 $598,500 $351,000 $2,104,500

Once you set up the Bunker, you can source supplies and assign your employees to manufacturing weapons, researching upgrades, or split their time between the two. When it comes to supplying your Gunrunning business, there are two paths: stealing Supplies or buying them through legitimate means. Resupply missions are ways of procuring Supplies without having to fork over hard-earned cash. If money’s no issue, you can simply buy Supplies instead via the Disruption Logistics Network.

The Bunker brings in different amounts of income per unit of stock and per minute (real life minute) based on the manufacturing speed of the business, which can also be upgraded for a cost. Similarly to the MC businesses, It is also important to buy all staff and equipment upgrades to speed up the manufacturing processes.

Bunker Income w/o Business Upgrades
Single Box Value Time to
produce (Min)
Production Rate
50% Staff $5,000 20 $5,000 / 20 Min
100% Staff $5,000 10 $5,000 / 10 Min
Bunker Income w/ Business Upgrades
Single Box Value Time to
produce (Min)
Production Rate
50% Staff $7,000 14 $7,000 / 14 Min
100% Staff $7,000 7 $7,000 / 7 Min

50% staff represents staff being assigned to both research and manufacturing, and a 100% staff represents the staff only being assigned to manufacturing.


Similar to the MC Businesses, it also takes real life hours for your staff to convert the supplies into product, so you should also get the staff and equipment upgrade to reduce this amount of time.

Time to fully stock Bunker
No Upgrades Fully Upgraded
50% Staff 33.33 23.33
100% Staff 16.67 11.67

Time to fill assumes real life hours.


When you are ready, you can reap the profits from your business by moving your merchandise to interested buyers across Southern San Andreas. How much you can make on crates of product depends entirely on how much you are selling. If you are a solo player, as same with the other businesses, you would not want to sell a fully stocked bunker, but rather, sell at 1 - 2 bars of product. The bunker breaks even at different amounts of profit depending on a near location or a far location.

Total Cash Earned from Bunker Sales

These product values reflect the value from a fully stocked factory with all business upgrades installed.
Sell near means selling in Blaine County, and Sell Far selling in Los Santos. Sell Far Values are exactly 50% more than Sell Near Values.
High Demand Bonus asssumes that the lobby is full with 20 players or more
Sell Near Sell Far High Demand Bonus Total Cash Earned
$700,000 $1,050,000 $525,000 $1,575,000

Additionally to creating product, any excess weapons your staff produces over time will be unloaded onto a Duneloader for you to sell to any Ammu Nation for a profit.

Mission Reward
Ammu-Nation Contract $50,000

Research

Your staff, when assigned to research, uses Bunker supplies to work on research projects across a range of branches, customization options for your Mobile Operations Center, upgrades for vehicles and weapons, and other goodies. You would have to resupply your business accordingly to allow your staff to put in research over time.

There are 45 items to unlock from research, from modifications for weaponized vehicles to parts for Mark II weapons. To unlock an item, you would only need to fill the research bar once to unlock an item, or rather, a research project. You can also start Bunker Research Missions to fill up the Research Bar faster, which can be accessed by calling Agent 14.

Research Progress w/o Business Upgrades
Time to
produce (Min)
Production Rate
50% Staff 10 1 Unit / 10 Min
100% Staff 5 1 Unit / 5 Min
Research Progress w/ Business Upgrades
Time to
produce (Min)
Production Rate
50% Staff 7 1 Unit / 7 Min
100% Staff 3.5 1 Unit / 3.5 Min

The research bar fills up twice as fast as stock and like stock, it also consumes supplies. To unlock a part instantly, you can fast track research for $225,000. If you want to save your money, it would be better to just assign all your staff to research so it would take half the time needed to unlock a new research project.

Time to fully stock Bunker Research
No Upgrades Fully Upgraded
50% Staff 16.67 11.67
100% Staff 8.33 5.83

Mobile Operations Center

The Mobile Operations Center (MOC) is a trailer storable in your bunker, where its drivable command center's modular constructions allows for a combination of a vehicle workshop, weapons workshop, and a command center.

The MOC gives a lot of powerful support as you can fit it with facilities for upgrading and customizing your arsenal and modifying Weaponized Vehicles as well. You can customize it any way you want, and is easily accessible from anywhere on the map by going on the Interaction Menu and navigating to Services to request the MOC.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Mobile Operations Center
This Vehicle is stored in a Bunker.
Warstock $1,225,000 $1,400,000 Cab
Bay 1
Bay 2
Bay 3
Interior Color
$1,390,000 $2,790,000

After completing a few Bunker Resupply Missions, you can launch Mobile Operations Missions via the Command Center of your MOC . The Command Center gives you access to eight different missions that can be launched from your MOC, which gives you discounted trade price for a number of weaponized vehicles on Warstock, while also giving monetary rewards as well.

Mission Reward
Severe Weather Patterns varies
Half-track Bully varies
Exit Strategy varies
Offshore Assets varies
Cover Blown varies
Mole Hunt varies
Data Breach varies
Work Dispute varies

The bunker is undoubtedly one of the best businesses you can purchase because of how much profit you can make. To unlock every project and make a profit, you're going to have to spend a lot of money or spend a lot of time and if you're an active player, you may gain a profit from time to time with investing in the bunker.

August 29, 2017

Smuggler's Run

With the help of Ron Jakowski, take to the skies and operate a profitable air freight smuggling ring. Use profits to upgrade your Hangar and your fleet of aircrafts with the Hangar Workshop.


Getting Started

  1. Visit Ron .
  2. Acquire a Hangar from Maze Bank Foreclosures .
  3. Complete a source cargo mission .

Now you own many businesses and properties and have found it easy to make a profit and make some money to support your criminal enterprise. You can easily make a profit now and become a millionare in no time. Lets expand that limit and your income with yet another business venture that was introduced in the next update, Smuggler's Run: the smuggling business.


Hangar

To start your smuggling business, log onto Maze Bank foreclosures and purchase any hangar you want with any modifications if needed. Do keep in mind that the Fort Zancudo hangars grants you low-level access into the base so you can enter without a wanted level, but that's just some advice. After you purchase your own hangar, visit your hangar to meet Ron and log on your computer to access Free Trade Shipping co. and start your smuggling business.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Hangar Maze Bank Foreclosures $1,200,000 $3,250,000 Hangar Style
Lighting
Floor Graphics
Office Furniture
Living Quarters
Workshop
$2,420,000 $5,670,000

Air Freight

This business operates very similarly to the CEO special cargo business: you steal products, bring them back to your hangar, and sell them for a higher profit. The only difference in this case is that you can buy or steal different types of products this time instead of being limited to one kind of product. You also do not have to pay to source product. The value of a single crate of product stays the same at $30,000, regardless of the type of product. Your hangar can store up to a maximum of 50 crates of air freight cargo.

Types of Product you can source

  • Narcotics
  • Chemicals
  • Medical Supplies
  • Animal Materials
  • Art & Antiques
  • Jewelry & Gemstones
  • Tobacco & Alcohol
  • Counterfeit Goods

Sell missions are no different than other business sell missions: simply just deliver the product to the buyer. However, with the hangar, the value of your entire stock gets a huge bump if you sell the same material of one of the first three types. For example, if you sell 25 Crates of Narcotics in one sale, you will get a 35% increase in value of the entire stock. Each type of product can get a huge percentage increase in stock value at a specific number of sourced cargo. However, you will not get any bonus if you chose to sell all of your cargo altogether in one sale, which is why it is better to sell each type of good one by one in multiple sales.


Percentage increase in Stock Value when selling product of the same type
Stock
(Crates)
Narcotics Chemicals Medical Supplies Animal Materials Arts & Antiques Jewelry & Gemstones Tobacco & Alcohol Counterfeit Goods
5 5% 5%
10 12% 12% 12% 10% 10%
15 12% 12% 12% 15% 15%
20 24% 24% 24% 20% 20%
25 35% 35% 35% 24% 24% 24% 25% 25%
30 35% 35% 35% 36% 36% 36% 30% 30%
35 35% 35% 35% 36% 36% 36% 35% 35%
40 35% 35% 35% 48% 48% 48% 40% 40%
45 35% 35% 35% 48% 48% 48% 45% 45%
50 70% 70% 70% 60% 60% 60% 50% 50%

There are various missions to play when collecting and selling goods, and it is always easier to play with friends to speed up how long it would normally take to complete a mission. It is also possible to collect cargo without dealing with missions by interrupting another player's source mission and bringing their supplies back to your own hangar. You can choose to fill your hangar with crates of the same type or get random, but if you want maximum profit, you should always source the same material of one of the first three types.

Total Cash Earned from Hangar Sales

These product values reflect the value from a fully stocked factory
Ron's Cut is exactly 2.5% of the Profit
High Demand Bonus asssumes that the lobby is full with 20 players or more
Profit Ron's Cut High Demand Bonus Total Cash Earned
Narcotics $2,550,000 $63,750 $1,243,125 $3,729,375
Chemicals $2,550,000 $63,750 $1,243,125 $3,729,375
Medical Supplies $2,550,000 $63,750 $1,243,125 $3,729,375
Animal Materials $2,400,000 $60,000 $1,170,000 $3,510,000
Arts & Antiques $2,400,000 $60,000 $1,170,000 $3,510,000
Jewelry & Gemstones $2,400,000 $60,000 $1,170,000 $3,510,000
Tobacco & Alcohol $2,250,000 $56,250 $1,096,875 $3,290,625
Counterfeit Goods $2,250,000 $56,250 $1,096,875 $3,290,625

The hangar is yet another easy business that is simple to understand and can earn you a huge profit if you operate and manage it just right. By managing all of these different businesses that you have unlocked thus far, you can for certain earn millions of dollars at this point and it is easier to make money as well.

December 12, 2017

The Doomsday Heist

Work with Lester Crest to save the world from total annihilation. Purchase a Facility to access the adrenaline-fueled Doomsday Heist and a range of high-tech vehicles.


Getting Started

  1. Visit Lester .
  2. Setup a Facility .
  3. Meet Lester & Set up The Data Breaches .

You have went from working on the streets, to robbing banks, to becoming a CEO, a Motorcycle club president, a gunrunner, and a smuggler. You have accomplished quite a few feats that have earned you millions of dollars and helped you climb the ranks into developing your own reputation on the streets and skyscrapers of San Andreas. However, those streets and skyscrapers fall into danger of total annihilation when you are reunited with Lester to take on the world with Rockstar's next update: The Doomsday heist.


Facility

It’s time to assemble your Organization or Motorcycle Club and prepare for a new kind of war. First, you would need to own one of the previously undisclosed IAA facilities hidden under Southern San Andreas . The Facility itself does not provide any sort of income at all, as it only grants you access to completing the new doomsday heist. You are free to purchase any facility that you want, as the location does not matter and the only modifications worth adding is the sleeping quarters.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Facility Maze Bank Foreclosures $1,250,000 $2,950,000 Facility Style
Facility Graphics
Orbital Cannon
Security Room
Lounge
Sleeping Quarters
$2,930,000 $5,880,000

The Doomsday Heist

The Doomsday heist acts as three separate heists that are managed in the same way as Lester's original heists, and are dubbed Doomsday Heist Act I, Act II, and Act III respectively. Each heist has its own setup missions to complete in order to access the finale. Similar to Lester's original heists, there are elite challenges and special heist completion bonuses as well for the Doomsday Heist and you should also focus on playing your own heists in order and, if possible, with a group of friends. If you do not have friends to play with, just simply ask on social media platforms.

Heist Players Set Up Cost Potential Take
(Normal Mode)
Potential Take
(Hard Mode)
Elite Challenge Objectives
Act I: The Data Breaches 2 - 4 $25,000 $975,000 $1,218,750 Complete in under 05:30 Mins
Kill 78 Enemies
Nobody gets wasted


Act II: The Bogdan Problem 2 - 4 $25,000 $1,425,000 $1,781,250 Complete in under 15:00 Mins
Vehicle Damage 5% or less
Nobody gets wasted


Act III: The Doomsday Scenario 2 - 4 $25,000 $1,800,000 $2,250,000 Complete in under 30:00 Mins
Nobody gets wasted
0 Hacks Failed
150 Headshots



Special Heist Completion Bonuses

Bonus Reward Challenge Reward
First Time Bonus
Completing each Heist Finale for the first time
$50,000
All in Order II Challenge
Complete The Doomsday Heist in order
$500,000
Loyalty II Challenge
Complete The Doomsday Heist in order with the same team of 2 players
$75,000
Loyalty III Challenge
Complete The Doomsday Heist in order with the same team of 3 players
$175,000
Loyalty IV Challenge
Complete The Doomsday Heist in order with the same team of 4 players
$375,000
Criminal Mastermind II Challenge
Complete The Doomsday Heist in order, with the same team of 2 players, on Hard difficulty, without losing any lives on Setups and Finales
$750,000
Criminal Mastermind III Challenge
Complete The Doomsday Heist in order, with the same team of 3 players, on Hard difficulty, without losing any lives on Setups and Finales
$1,750,000
Criminal Mastermind IV Challenge
Complete The Doomsday Heist in order, with the same team of 4 players, on Hard difficulty, without losing any lives on Setups and Finales
$3,750,000

The Facility gives you access to the new advanced planning room where you will map out the steps to launch and complete each mission. On the Planning Screen in the Planning Room, you can view the Freemode Preps and Setups that must be completed in order to progress to the Finale. In order to unlock a Setup you must obtain the necessary Heist Prep Equipment from Freemode Preps.

In a heist prep mission, you essentially acquire equipment by completing missions that takes place during freemode and in public sessions. Because it takes place in public sessions, you can steal heist prep equipment from rival heist crews or just pay for the equipment directly.

All Heists Missions

Freemode Prep Mission Player Roles Reward
[Crew Only]
(Easy Mode)
Reward
[Crew Only]
(Normal Mode)
Reward
[Crew Only]
(Hard Mode)
Prep: Paramedic Equipment Setup: Dead Courier Recovery
Paramedics
$12,800 $25,600 $32,000
Prep: Deluxos Setup: Signal Intercepts $12,800 $25,600 $32,000
Prep: Akula Setup: Server Farm $12,800 $25,600 $32,000
The Data Breaches varies varies varies
Prep: Keycards Setup: Avenger $14,000 $28,000 $35,000
Prep: ULP Intel Setup: Rescue ULP Ground Team
Lookout Team
$14,000 $28,000 $35,000
Prep: Riot Control Van Setup: Salvage Hard Drives Operators
Salvage
$14,000 $28,000 $35,000
Prep: Strombergs
Prep: Torpedo ECU Setup: Submarine Recon Paleto Cove Team
Paleto Bay Team
$14,000 $28,000 $35,000
The Bogdan Problem Air Support
Submarine Team
varies varies varies
Prep: Marked Cash
Prep: Recon Setup: Rescue Agent 14 $18,000 $36,000 $45,000
Prep: Chernobog Setup: Escort ULP $18,000 $36,000 $45,000
Prep: Flight Path Setup: Barrage $18,000 $36,000 $45,000
Prep: Test Site Intel Setup: Khanjali $18,000 $36,000 $45,000
Prep: Onboard Computer Setup: Air Defenses $18,000 $36,000 $45,000
The Doomsday Scenario varies varies varies

The Doomsday Heist also brings access to the ultimate in offensive weaponry: The Khanjali tank, the Mammoth Thruster personal jetpack, and many more weaponized vehicles that you can use to bring down a small army, along with a brand new suite of Achievements and Trophies. Across all three acts, you will be introduced to new weapons, clothes, vehicles, and many more customization options just in time for your flight to save the world from total annihilation.

Total Cash Earned from The Doomsday Heist

For maximum profit, equal cut of take assumes that the heist was only played with 2 players.
After completing all heists, you can use the planning board in your high-end apartment to replay any heist of your choice .
Heist Contact Potential Take
(Hard Mode)
Equal Cut
of Take (25%)
Elite Challenges Complete All Bonus Rewards Total Cash Earned
Act I: The Data Breaches Lester Crest $1,218,750 $609,375 $50,000 $50,000 $709,375
Act II: The Bogdan Problem Lester Crest $1,718,250 $890,625 $50,000 $50,000 $990,625
Act III: The Doomsday Scenario Lester Crest $2,250,000 $1,125,000 $50,000 $7,425,000 $8,600,000

After finishing the Doomsday Heist, you are sitting at well over $4 million added to your bank account if you have split the cuts in the recommended ways and completed the heist challenges. For saving the world, you sure are paid quite well by the government!

May 29, 2018

Madrazo Dispatch Services

Take on assignments for Martin Madrazo, from infiltrating LSPD holding cells to launching an assault on Merryweather HQ as you seek to silence a few names on his hit list.


Getting Started

  1. Meet with Martin Madrazo .
  2. Complete a dispatch for Martin Madrazo.

Are you the head of an enterprising, results-driven mercenary outfit looking to expand its client base? Are you and your team capable of thinking on your feet, asking no questions and executing your orders with surgical precision? If so, then expect Mr. Madrazo to get in touch soon about some very pressing work.


Dispatch Missions

Dispatch Services is a set of 6 new contact missions given to you by Madrazo who wants you to take care of some pressing work for him. It is recommended to complete all missions on hard difficulty, and go for Career Progress Challenges as well, to get larger rewards.

Mission Given By Reward
Dispatch I Martin Madrazo varies
Dispatch II Martin Madrazo varies
Dispatch III Martin Madrazo varies
Dispatch IV Martin Madrazo varies
Dispatch V Martin Madrazo varies
Dispatch VI Martin Madrazo varies

July 24, 2018

After Hours

Partner with Tony Prince to purchase a Nightclub and manage the hottest spot in town. All while running the most concentrated network of criminal enterprises to hit San Andreas.


Getting Started

  1. Meet with Tony Prince .
  2. Acquire a Nightclub from Maze Bank Foreclosures .
  3. Setup your Nightclub.

After robbing banks, selling special cargo, vehicle cargo, illicit products, gunrunning products, air freight cargo, and saving the world from total annihilation, it has become time to kick back and relax and enjoy the city lights and vast opportunities in the state of San Andreas. In fact, one more opportunity has risen in Los Santos: The Nightclub Business.


Nightclub

Make your way onto Maze Bank Foreclosures and purchase a Nightclub for sale. Don't waste your time buying the extras as you always have time down the road to purchase modifications, although a full storage capacity is recommended for the business down under. Purchase the nightclub, meet Tony, complete any setup missions, and make your way to the computer in the nightclub to get started.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Nightclub Maze Bank Foreclosures $1,080,000 $1,700,000 Nightclub Style
Light Rig
Nightclub Name
Storage
Dancers
Dry Ice
$3,372,400 $5,072,400

The Nightclub can help you earn additional income in two major ways: The nightclub as a business itself, and the warehouse that runs in the background under ground where your staff produces "legit" goods over time for sale.


Nightclub Management

There are two ways to collect income through the Nightclub: the earnings and the jobs.

Nightclub earnings are based on the popularity of your club: the more popular your nightclub is, the more you will earn per in game day. Every in game day (48 real-time minutes), a specific amount of GTA$ is placed in the Nightclub wall safe depending on how well known the club is. When the nightclub popularity bar starts to lower, refill it by rebooking DJ's, completing nightclub promotion missions from Tony or Marcel or kill other players in their active promotion missions. These jobs also grant additional money, and take no more than 3 - 5 minutes to complete. You can also get the Staff upgrade to reduce the daily popularity loss of your Nightclub (see below for cost).

Nightclub Earnings
Time to fill (Days) is based on in game days (every 48 real time minutes), and Time to fil (hours) is based on real life hours (every 60 real time minutes).
Popularity % Daily Income Safe Capacity Time to fill (Days) Time to fill (Hours)
100% $50,000 $250,000 5 4

Nightclub Warehouse

The Nightclub Warehouse behaves similarly to a lot of other businesses in that your staff, or rather technicians, produce stock over time and make it available to sell for a profit from time to time. The good thing about the Warehouse is that you don't have to worry about buying or stealing supplies for the business as they develop the supplies themselves for you to sell. However, freemode business battle events grant you opportunities to add cargo to the Nightclub and sell for high profits.

Your technicians will steal and store seven types of goods in your warehouse, where you can sell them for profit. To have a technician work on a type of good, you have to own the related business and everything necessary to run it. The more Technicians you have, the more Goods you can accrue at once.

Nightclub Goods
Minimum Capacity represents if you only keep the standard one floor or storage, and maximum capacity represents the full storage capacity if you purchase all 5 storage floors.
Business Type of Good Min. Capacity Max Capacity
CEO Warehouse Cargo & Shipments 10 50
Document Forgery Office Printing & Copying 12 60
Weed Farm Organic Produce 16 80
Counterfeit Cash Factory Cash Creation 8 40
Methamphetamine Lab Pharmaceutical Research 4 20
Cocaine Lockup South American Imports 2 10
Bunker Sporting Goods 20 100

Your Warehouse technicians will passively accrue additional Goods from your Gunrunning, Biker and Special Cargo businesses. You can get the equipment upgrade to speed up the processes much faster by installing higher quality equipment and allowing your technicians to improve their productivity by accruing goods faster.

The Nightclub & Business Upgrade Costs
Business Upgrades applies to all types of goods in the Nightclub.
Equipment Upgrade Staff Upgrade Security Upgrade Total Cost
$1,425,000 $475,000 $695,000 $2,595,000

Nightclub Warehouse Income w/o Business Upgrade
Type of Good Single Box Value Time to
produce (Min)
Production Rate
Cargo & Shipments $10,000 132 $10,000 / 2.2 hours
Printing & Copying $1,350 30 $1,350 / 30 Min
Organic Produce $2,025 40 $2,025 / 40 Min
Cash Creation $4,725 60 $4,725 / 1 hour
Pharmaceutical Research $11,475 120 $11,475 / 2 hours
South American Imports $27,000 240 $27,000 / 4 hours
Sporting Goods $5,000 72 $5,000 / 1.2 hours
Nightclub Warehouse Income w/ Business Upgrade
Type of Good Single Box Value Time to
produce (Min)
Production Rate
Cargo & Shipments $10,000 66 $10,000 / 1.1 hours
Printing & Copying $1,350 15 $1,350 / 15 Min
Organic Produce $2,025 20 $2,025 / 20 Min
Cash Creation $4,725 30 $4,725 / 30 Min
Pharmaceutical Research $11,475 60 $11,475 / 1 hour
South American Imports $27,000 120 $27,000 / 2 hours
Sporting Goods $5,000 36 $5,000 / 36 Min

Similar to all other passive businesses, it takes real life hours and minutes for your technicians to accrue goods faster. The amount of goods that can be stored in the Warehouse depends on the storage capacity of the Nightclub, whether you kept the standard one floor or bought the full storage capacity of 5 floors when you purchased the Nightclub. This is why it is important to get all upgrades for the nightclub and fully purchase it with all storage capacity floors as well.

Time to fill Nightclub Warehouse w/o Business Upgrade
Type of Good Min. Capacity Max Capacity
Cargo & Shipments 22 110
Printing & Copying 6 30
Organic Produce 10.67 53.3
Cash Creation 8 40
Pharmaceutical Research 8 40
South American Imports 8 40
Sporting Goods 24 120
Time to fill Nightclub Warehouse w/ Business Upgrade
Type of Good Min. Capacity Max Capacity
Cargo & Shipments 11 55
Printing & Copying 3 15
Organic Produce 5.3 26.67
Cash Creation 4 20
Pharmaceutical Research 4 20
South American Imports 4 20
Sporting Goods 12 60

In both charts, Time to fill assumes real life hours.


Once you’ve amassed enough stock, complete delivery missions to turn a profit. The good thing about selling Nightclub goods is that no matter how much stock you are carrying, you will always only have one nightclub delivery vehicle to drive to a location for drop off. You can choose to either sell each type of good in multiple sales or sell altogether in one sale to earn profit. A fully stocked hub will earn you close to $2 million during a sell mission based on how much each type of good is worth at its maximum capacity.

Total Cash Earned from Nightclub Warehouse Sales

These product values reflect the value from a fully stocked factory with all business upgrades installed.
Tony will take a small 10% Cut from your sales
High Demand Bonus asssumes that the lobby is full with 20 players or more
Total Cash Earned only includes the maximum profit you can earn, including profits from a nightclub with maximum capacity.
Type of Good Profit Tony's Cut High Demand Bonus Total Cash Earned
Cargo & Shipments $500,000 $50,000 $250,000 $700,000
Printing & Copying $81,000 $8,100 $40,500 $113,400
Organic Produce $162,000 $16,200 $81,000 $226,800
Cash Creation $189,000 $18,900 $94,500 $264,600
Pharmaceutical Research $229,500 $22,950 $114,750 $321,300
South American Imports $270,000 $27,000 $135,000 $378,000
Sporting Goods $500,000 $50,000 $250,000 $700,000
All Goods $1,931,500 $193,150 $965,750 $2,704,100

Terrorbyte

The Nightclub (or up until recently, the Garment Factory) can also store the Benefactor Terrorbyte, which is a roving nerve center that can be customized with a Drone Station, Weapons Workshop, and a specialized workshop dedicated to customizing the Pegassi Oppressor Mk II if you have purchased it.

You can customize it any way you want on Warstock, and is easily accessible from anywhere on the map by going on the Interaction Menu and navigating to Services to request the Terrorbyte.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Terrorbyte
This Vehicle can be stored in a Nightclub or Garment Factory.
Warstock $1,375,000 - Interior Tint
Interior Decal
Turret Station
Drone Station
Weapon Workshop
Specialized Workshop
$2,084,500 $3,459,500

You can access the touchscreen computer inside a Terrorbyte to access 6 Client Jobs as a VIP, CEO or MC President . You can also launch Source and Resupply missions for your existing Businesses from this location.

Terrorbyte Client Jobs

Mission Reward
Robbery in Progress varies
Data Sweep varies
Targeted Data varies
Diamond Shopping varies
Collector's Pieces varies
Deal Breaker varies

The Nightclub is one of the best businesses in the game because your nightclub and the hub just keep bringing more and more money and you don't even have to lift a finger. If you keep following the right strategies and keep your nightclub and hub healthy, you are easily looking at a million per day.

December 11, 2018

Arena War

Byrony is looking for contenders to take part in the deadly Arena War. Purchase an Arena Workshop and customize your own fleet of death machines to conquer the Arena War modes.


Getting Started

  1. Visit Bryony .
  2. Setup an Arena Workshop .
  3. Win your first Arena Mode.

Where ruthless gladiatorial combat meets the bleeding-edge of vehicular modification technology in one spectacular and highly combustible event. Sign up and embark on an entirely new career under the stratospheric dome of the Maze Bank Arena for some high octane action in the name of entertainment.


Arena Workshop

While the Arena War Series is open to anyone with a dream and a death wish, those that are serious about a career in automotive violence can invest in an Arena Workshop to begin customizing their own fleet of death machines.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Arena Workshop Arena War $995,000 - Office Style
Workshop Graphics
Workshop Color
Garage Floor
Mechanic
Personal Quarters
$3,370,000 $4,365,000

Arena War Series Missions

After purchasing your Workshop, you can start to play Arena War Series Mode missions with an assortment of Arena War Ready Vehicles.

Inside your workshop, head to the Career Wall in the Arena Workshop office to keep track of your progress. In addition to cash & RP, every Arena event you complete awards Arena Points based on your performance. The more AP you earn, the more rewards you'll unlock such as discounts on specialty attire & Outfits, upgrades, modifications and more.

Mission Type Reward
Bomb Ball I Arena War Series varies
Bomb Ball II Arena War Series varies
Bomb Ball III Arena War Series varies
Buzzer Beater I Arena War Series varies
Buzzer Beater II Arena War Series varies
Buzzer Beater III Arena War Series varies
Carnage I Arena War Series varies
Carnage II Arena War Series varies
Carnage III Arena War Series varies
Flag War I Arena War Series varies
Flag War II Arena War Series varies
Flag War III Arena War Series varies
Game Masters I Arena War Series varies
Game Masters II Arena War Series varies
Game Masters III Arena War Series varies
Here Come The Monsters I Arena War Series varies
Here Come The Monsters II Arena War Series varies
Here Come The Monsters III Arena War Series varies
Hot Bomb I Arena War Series varies
Hot Bomb II Arena War Series varies
Hot Bomb III Arena War Series varies
Tag Team I Arena War Series varies
Tag Team II Arena War Series varies
Tag Team III Arena War Series varies
Wreck It I Arena War Series varies
Wreck It II Arena War Series varies
Wreck It III Arena War Series varies

April 25, 2019

Premium Deluxe Motorsport

View, test drive, and purchase the vehicles at Premium Deluxe Motorsport, or hit up Simeon for repo work if you need some fast cash.


Repo Missions

Repo Work is a set of 8 new contact missions, as a continuation of the Arena War Update, given to you by Simeon who wants you to liberate some high-end vehicles and return them to their rightful owners for some quick cash. You can visit Premium Deluxe Motorsport at and enter his office or you could just simply call him to get started. It is recommended to complete all missions on hard difficulty, and go for Career Progress Challenges as well, to get larger rewards.

Mission Given By Reward
Repo - Under the Hammer Simeon varies
Repo - Blow Up IV Simeon varies
Repo - Sasquashed Simeon varies
Repo - GTA Today II Simeon varies
Repo - Do you even lift? Simeon varies
Repo - RV Nearly There? Simeon varies
Repo - Burn Rate Simeon varies
Repo - Simeonomics Simeon varies

July 23, 2019

The Diamond Casino & Resort

The lavish Diamond Casino is the one-stop destination for quality entertainment and high-end living. Use Chips to play games or purchase a Penthouse, the most luxurious residence in the state.


Getting Started

  1. Visit the Diamond Casino & Resort .
  2. Purchase a Penthouse .
  3. Meet with Agatha Baker .

You have experienced all the career paths to GTA Online if you have been playing consistently and following the guide. Whether it be a CEO, a Motorcycle club president, Gunrunner, or Nightclub owner, you have already got a taste of what it is like to be a money maker in the GTA Online universe. But why stop there? Let's go take a look at what is going on at the Diamond Casino and Resort...


Penthouse

First things first, let's purchase the master penthouse at the resort off their in game website. The penthouse is pretty expensive with all of the modifications, so for now, it is not necessary to get all the extra stuff. As always, there is always time down the road to get all the modifications that you want. The reason why we are buying the penthouse is to familiarize ourselves with how the penthouse works and get access to the exclusive story missions, which completing would be helpful for the heist.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Penthouse The Diamond Casino & Resort $1,500,000 - Floor Plan
Colors
Patterns
$5,033,500 $6,533,500

Casino Story Missions

Tao Cheng and The Diamond staff are in serious trouble. Work with Head of Operations Agatha Baker and Cheng to help them protect The Diamond from hostile takeover by the Duggans, a ruthless Texan petrochemical family seeking to expand their business by any means necessary.

Once you purchase the penthouse, make your way over to the Casino and watch the cutscene where you meet all of the inhabitants. Later, you should receive a phone call from the hotel manager, Ms. Agatha Baker, asking you to visit her office. Completing all of Agatha's story missions would obviously make you money, but also could be worth a huge investment later on when we are robbing the casino. These missions also introduce special completion bonuses for the first time ever on contact missions, apart from heists.

Mission Given By Reward
Casino - Loose Cheng Agatha Baker varies
Casino - House Keeping Agatha Baker varies
Casino - Strong Arm Tactics Agatha Baker varies
Casino - Play to Win Agatha Baker varies
Casino - Bad Beat Agatha Baker varies
Casino - Cashing Out Agatha Baker varies

Special Completion Bonuses

Bonus Reward Challenge Reward
Loose Cheng
Complete Loose Cheng for the first time
$50,000
House Keeping
Complete House Keeping for the first time
$50,000
Strong Arm Tactics
Complete Strong Arm Tactics for the first time
$50,000
Play to Win
Complete Play to Win for the first time
$50,000
Bad Beat
Complete Bad Beat for the first time
$50,000
Cashing Out
Complete Cashing Out for the first time
$100,000
Straight
Complete all Casino Story Missions in order
$500,000
Lucky Lucky
Complete a Casino Story Mission without losing a life
$50,000
Top Pair
Complete all Casino Story Missions as a Crew member
$100,000
Full House
Complete all Casino Story Missions as Leader
$100,000
High Roller
Complete 5 Casino Work missions for Agatha
$10,000

You can also request work from Agatha to earn money after completing the missions by calling her. The casino itself can also help you earn money, and even items as well. You can spin the lucky wheel once every real life day, collect a 1,000 daily bonus in chips, and trade your chips for GTA$. You can earn chips by participating in table games, slot machines, and much more.

December 12, 2019

The Diamond Casino Heist

With the help of Lester Crest, purchase an Arcade as a front for planning the most sophisticated robbery the city of Los Santos has ever seen: breaking into The Diamond Casino's vault.


Getting Started

  1. Meet Lester at Mirror Park .
  2. Set up an Arcade .
  3. Scope the content of the casino vault.

Now that you have completed Agatha's casino missions and have experienced everything the casino has to offer, it is time to focus on the most interesting part of the Casino: robbing it. The Diamond Casino heist is arguably the most fun heist to do and can be very profitable for solo players especially.


Arcade

Meet up with Lester in Mirror Park, then tap into Maze Bank Foreclosures to acquire the new Arcade property. As always, most of the modifications aren't necessary for your purchase, but what could make the Arcade interesting is the Master Control terminal, where you can operate and manage all of your businesses in one place. You can start source and sell missions for each business easily on the terminal, and could be a very valuable investment in the long run.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Arcade Maze Bank Foreclosures $1,235,000 $2,530,000 Style
Mural
Floor
Neon Art
Extras
Garage
$1,722,500 $4,252,500

The Arcade itself does not provide a huge source of income, and even if you purchase all the arcade games, it would only generate $5,000 in your safe for every in game day. Once you purchase the Arcade, head to it and set it up, then enter the basement to set up the diamond casino heist.

Arcade Earnings
Time to fill (Days) is based on in game days (every 48 real time minutes), and Time to fil (hours) is based on real life hours (every 60 real time minutes).
Arcade Games Daily Income Safe Capacity Time to fill (Days) Time to fill (Hours)
1x $5,000 $100,000 20 10

Casino Heist

To plan a heist this big, you’ll need the right location, crew and gear. Once your Arcade is up and running, the basement planning area below is where the real work begins. The Basement houses three planning boards and provides a place to store sourced getaway vehicles and heist prep equipment, as well as areas to stage rehearsals to practice cracking vaults and hacking doors with your crew.

The first time you play the diamond casino heist, you will have to scope out the Casino first. Make sure you scope out everything around the Casino in your first playthrough. After having that done, head back to your arcade to scope out what you will be stealing: the vault contents, which are randomly assigned by the game. Each kind of primary loot the game can probably assign you has different potential takes based on their value.

All Primary Loot & Maximum Potential Take
Diamonds are only available during a special events week
Primary Loot Single Lot Value Max Potential Take
(Normal Mode)
Max Potential Take
(Hard Mode)
Cash $264,375 $2,115,000 $2,326,500
Artwork $293,750 $2,350,000 $2,585,000
Gold $323,125 $2,585,000 $2,843,500
Diamonds $411,250 $3,290,000 $3,619,000

With the Casino scoped and the vault contents identified, you can now decide how to approach the heist. You can be silent & sneaky to enter undetected and try to make off with the haul before they even know what hit them. Or you can engage in deception by going the big con route by masquerading as Casino contractors. If neither of those work for you, you can just go in guns blazing and meet increased resistance with the aggressive approach. Similar to the Doomsday Heist, you would need at least 2-4 players to pull off this heist. And as always, for those financially ambiguous, there are special elite challenges and completion bonuses for each approach of the casino heist as well to help you make some serious cash.

Potential Take depends on the primary loot that the game assigns for the heist, therefore it starts at the lowest take possible.
Heist Players Set Up Cost Potential Take
(Normal Mode)
Potential Take
(Hard Mode)
Elite Challenge Objectives
Casino Heist - Silent & Sneaky 2 - 4 $25,000 $2,115,000+ $2,326,500+ Complete in under 15:00 Mins
Nobody gets wasted
0 hacks failed


Casino Heist - The Big Con 2 - 4 $25,000 $2,115,000+ $2,326,500+ Complete in under 15:00 Mins
Nobody gets wasted

Casino Heist - Aggressive 2 - 4 $25,000 $2,115,000+ $2,326,500+ Complete in under 15:00 Mins
Nobody gets wasted
80 Headshots


Special Heist Completion Bonuses

Bonus Reward Challenge Reward
Smash and Grab
Complete the Aggressive approach to The Diamond Casino Heist
$100,000
Hidden In Plain Sight
Complete the Big Con approach to The Diamond Casino Heist without breaking your disguise inside the Casino
$150,000
Undetected
Complete the Silent & Sneaky approach to The Diamond Casino Heist without ever being detected
$200,000
All Rounder
Complete the Aggressive, The Big Con and Silent & Sneaky approaches to The Diamond Casino Heist
$300,000
Elite Thief
Complete the elite challenges for the Aggressive, The Big Con and Silent & Sneaky approaches to The Diamond Casino Heist
$350,000
Professional
Complete The Diamond Casino Heist on Hard and without losing a life
$250,000

After deciding your approach, you also need to make sure you have the right people at your disposal. Through Lester's network of contacts, you can bring on a driver, gunman and hacker, although it is for a price. You unlock additional crew members from owning specific properties or completing certain events in freemode.

For the gunman, Karl is the gunman to go with because he's the cheapest and the weapons he provides is good enough for the job. For the driver, go cheap here too and take Karim. When choosing the vehicles, always go for the Sentinel Classic as the louvres on the back allow for small protection.

All Gunmen available to buy
Gunman Cut Skill
- Karl Abolaji 5% Poor
- Gustavo Mota 9% Expert
Charlie Reed 7% Good
Chester McCoy 10% Expert
Freemode Patrick McReary 8% Expert
All Drivers available to buy
Driver Cut Skill
- Karim Denz 5% Poor
- Taliana Martinez 7% Good
Eddie Toh 9% Expert
Zach Nelson 6% Good
Chester McCoy 10% Expert

Your hacker is important because they determine how long you have in the vault during the job before the vault is filled with dangerous nerve toxin. How long you have in the vault is also determined if whether you triggered the alarm (by alerting the guards) or not.

All Hackers available to buy & Hacking Capabilities
Driver Cut Skill Time in Vault
(Alarm Off)
Time in Vault
(Alarm On)
- Rickie Lukens 3% Poor 2 Min 26s 1 Min 42s
- Christian Feltz 7% Good 2 Min 59s 2 Min 5s
Yohan Blair 5% Good 2 Min 52s 2 Min 1s
Paige Harris 9% Expert 3 Min 25s 2 Min 23s
Signal Jammers Avi Schwartzman 10% Expert 3 Min 30s 2 Min 26s

As with every heist, there are setup missions that you have to complete in order to gain access to the Finale. However, in this heist, there are only prep missions we have to complete, as we did with the Doomsday heist. These prep missions are divided into two categories: mandatory and optional.

Mandatory prep missions are obviously the missions that you have to do, which often involves stealing an item from a location and bringing it back to the Arcade. The missions can change depending on the selected approach.

All Heists Mandatory Missions

Checkmark indicates that the mission is mandantory for the respective approach selected.
Freemode Prep Players Silent & Sneaky The Big Con Aggressive
Unmarked Weapons 1 - 2
Getaway Vehicles 1 - 2
Hacking Device 1
Vault Keycards 1
Nano Drone 1
Vault Laser 1 - 2
Entry Disguise: Part 1 1
Entry Disguise: Part 2 1 - 2
Vault Drills 1 - 2
Thermal Charges 1 - 2
Vault Explosives 1 - 2

The optional prep missions are of course optional to do so, but there are some that needs to be done if you want to lighten the workload while you are inside the casino and have different benefits. The missions themselves depend on what approach you selected for the heist.

All Heists Optional Missions (Recommended)

Checkmark indicates that the mission is mandantory for the respective approach selected.
X-mark indicates that the mission is not necessary to complete for the respective approach selected.
Freemode Prep Players Silent & Sneaky The Big Con Aggressive
Patrol Routes
Guards will show up on mini map
1
Duggan Shipments
Security at the casino will be weakened
1 - 2
- Security Intel
Security cameras will show up on mini map
Must finish Agatha's Casino missions to unlock
Would need to only complete once for the first heist played. Will be available for future heists later on.
1
Power Drills
Can drill security boxes inside the vault to gain more money
1 - 2
Security Passes
Get through locked doors swiftly
1
Acquire masks 1
Steal EMP
Kill the power for 1 minute
1
Infiltration Suits
Rappelling equipment & Night vision
1 - 2
- Yung Ancestor: Dead Weight 1
- Yung Ancestor: After Party 1
Exit Disguise
Get past Guards during getaway
1 - 2
Reinforced armor
Increased protection
1 - 2
Tunnel Boring machine
Drill directly into Casino Vault Floor
1

Now that you have completed all the missions needed, it is now time to finally rob the casino. Select your entrance, entry disguise, exit, exit disguise, your buyer, and buy the gunman decoy to lose the cops faster although it would not be needed if you go for the sewer tunnel or the chopper. These also depends on the approach you take for the heist.

Recommended Options for Heists
Silent & Sneaky The Big Con Aggressive
Entrance Staff Lobby Security Tunnel Sewers
Entry Disguise Gruppe Sechs
Exit Staff Lobby Staff Lobby Staff Lobby
Exit Disguise Noose
Buyer High Level High Level High Level

Take as much loot as you can, and hacking the vault doors is very simple. Hacking these doors is very simple once you get the hang of it. To make it easier, you can get the fingerprint hack model inside your Arcade basement and practice until you are comfortable with hacking.

Casino Vault Fingerprint Hack

Similar to the Pacific Standard Job, the actual take can very well differ from the maximum potential take if you take damage if you're carrying loot during the heist. The best way to keep the potential take as max as possible is to avoid playing the aggressive approach.

After you complete a heist for the first time, there is a short 10 minute waiting time before getting a text message from Lester to let you know that the heist can be played again. when you visit the basement, you will see a red skull over the approach that you played the first time. This means that the heist can be replayed in in hard mode. The difference between normal and hard mode isn't really much to be honest.

  • Guards will react faster
  • More discs to drill on the vault door (6 instead of 4)
  • 2 hacks to complete instead of 1
  • The reward is exactly 10% more of the max potential take

Total Cash Earned from The Diamond Casino Heist

First Heist played will always be on Normal Mode, regardless.
Support Crew Cut assumes that the Gunman and Driver with the lowest take and the Hacker with the highest take is selected.
Actual Take differs based on if players took damage to duffel bags during heists or not, so initially, the take assumes that no damage was taken and all loot is accounted for.
For maximum profit, default cut of take assumes that the heist was only played with 4 players (which would be needed to clear the whole vault of loot, excluding if you have artwork as primary loot).
After completing all heists, you can use the planning board in your arcade basement to replay any heist of your choice .
Mission Potential Take (Hard Mode) Support Crew Cut Lester Cut Actual Take Default Cut of Take Elite Challenges Complete All Bonus Rewards Total Cash Earned
Casino Heist - Silent and Sneaky $2,115,000 $423,000 $105,750 $1,586,250 $872,438 $50,000 $450,000 $1,372,438
Casino Heist - The Big Con $2,326,500 $465,300 $116,325 $1,744,875 $959,681 $100,000 $150,000 $1,209,681
Casino Heist - Aggressive $2,326,500 $465,300 $116,325 $1,744,875 $959,681 $100,000 $750,000 $1,809,681

The Arcade itself isn't a viable business, but it's what that Arcade unlocks that makes it an interesting business. The Casino heist is surely a good way if you are looking to earn some serious hard cash in a short time.


April 23, 2020

Gerald's Last Play

Help Gerald score big, and ensure his criminal endeavors run smoothly across Los Santos.


Getting Started

  1. Meet with Gerald .
  2. Complete a mission for Gerald.

Gerald and The Families have encountered some unwelcome resistance from rival gangs, and like any enterprising entrepreneur, Gerald’s been planning his escape strategy. Help Gerald score big while ensuring his drug-dealing and other criminal endeavors go smoothly across Los Santos.


Last Play Missions

In a continuation of The Diamond Casino Heist update, Gerald's Last Play is a series of missions introduced where you basically help Gerald with his drug dealing and criminal endeavors. It is recommended to complete all missions on hard difficulty, and go for Career Progress Challenges as well, to get larger rewards.

Mission Given By Reward
Last Play - Bad Companies Gerald varies
Last Play - Deal With It Gerald varies
Last Play - End Product Gerald varies
Last Play - Fast Peddling Gerald varies
Last Play - Go Figure Gerald varies
Last Play - Make Ends Meat Gerald varies

August 11, 2020

A Superyacht Life

Getting Started

  1. Own a Galaxy Super Yacht .
  2. Meet with Brendan Darcy .
  3. Complete a mission for Brendan Darcy.

Captain Brendan Darcy needs help. Whether it’s protecting your floating villa from heavily armed attackers, putting out fires over at the country club, or doing a bit of cheeky seaside salvage, the skipper is relying on your assistance and expertise in this perfect storm of high seas hijinks across six Contact Missions.


Yacht

The Yacht was first introduced way back in 2015 as part of the Executives and other Criminals, and is one of the most expensive purchases you could make in the game. Yachts function as floating apartments and come fully staffed with your own personal captain to shift the boat between your choice of 12 scenic mooring locations around Los Santos and Blaine County, and a bartender to serve drinks for you and your guests.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Galaxy Super Yacht Docktease $6,000,000 $8,000,000 Model
Fittings
Lighting
Color
Name
$2,000,000 $10,000,000

A Superyacht Life Missions

Captain Brendan Darcy invites you to get a glimpse of life in the captain’s chair. If you own a yacht, you can host six co-op missions from the bridge of their vessel, or by simply calling the captain from your Phone. It is recommended to complete all missions on hard difficulty, and go for Career Progress Challenges as well, to get larger rewards.

Mission Given By Reward
A Superyacht Life - Overboard Bridge varies
A Superyacht Life - Salvage Bridge varies
A Superyacht Life - All Hands Bridge varies
A Superyacht Life - Icebreaker Bridge varies
A Superyacht Life - Bon Voyage Bridge varies
A Superyacht Life - D-Day Bridge varies

December 15, 2020

The Cayo Perico Heist

Under the employ of Miguel Madrazo, leave the lights of Los Santos for the sands of Cayo Perico. Purchase a Kosatka submarine to begin your Heist: raiding El Rubio's island fortress.


Getting Started

  1. Meet Martin Madrazo inside The Music Locker .
  2. Setup a Kosatka .
  3. Find where the Madrazo Files are being held.

You've broken a convicted spy out of prison. You've taken on the biggest score of your career by hitting the Pacific Standard Bank. You've saved the world from an egomaniac tech mogul. You've beaten strong odds to drain a Casino out of all its valuable items. It is now time to raise stakes as higher as they were before in arguably what is the BEST money maker out of everything GTA online has yet to offer and probably what you were skimming through the guide to find: The Cayo Perico Heist.


Kosatka

To be able to reach Cayo Perico and start the heist, you will first have to buy the Kosatka , a submarine procured and modified by Pavel, who will be your new eyes and ears for this heist. Purchasing the sub itself costs $2.2 million, but a fully equipped and functional sub will set your account balance back by $9 million. Starting here, dropping that kind of dough is not really necessary. However, to experience this heist at its best, you would only need one moon pool vehicle to add: the new sparrow, which with the Kosatka would be at $4 million and another $240K for the mounted homing missiles on the sparrow.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Kosatka Warstock $2,200,000 - Color
Flag
Sonar Station
Guided Missiles
Weapon Workshop
Moon Pool Vehicles
$6,885,000 $9,085,000

The Cayo Perico Heist

The Cayo Perico heist, introduced as an update in 2020, introduces yet another brand new approach to how you can play heists, but this time, in an all different location: a small island just off the Caribbean coast of Colombia, Cayo Perico. Unlike our previous heist, this one does not have a new business connected to the heist neither is our old accomplice Lester involved. Here, all you have to do is meet Miguel Madrazo, who is looking for a way to shine in his father's eyes by giving you a job: infiltrate Cayo Perico, the heavily guarded private party island of the ruthless drug lord Juan "El Rubio" Strickler. Additionally, after introducing the possibility of playing missions solo and in private lobbies, Rockstar decided to give the very first completely playable solo heist to players and make the heist playable completely solo from start to finish and in private lobbies.

Potential Take depends on the primary loot that the game assigns for the heist, therefore it starts at the lowest take possible.
Heist Players Set Up Cost Potential Take
(Normal Mode)
Potential Take
(Hard Mode)
Elite Challenge Objectives
The Cayo Perico Heist 1 - 4 $100,000 $630,000+ $693,000+ Complete in under 15:00 Mins
0 hacks failed
Full Loot Bags


Special Heist Completion Bonuses

Bonus Reward Challenge Reward
The Cayo Perico Heist
Complete The Cayo Perico Heist for the first time
$200,000
Going Alone
Complete The Cayo Perico Heist with one player
$100,000
Teamwork
Complete The Cayo Perico Heist with four players
$100,000
Travel Plans
Approach The Cayo Perico Heist using all of the different vehicles
$250,000
Cat Burgler
Complete The Cayo Perico Heist without ever alerting the guards
$200,000
Elitist
Complete the elite challenge for The Cayo Perico Heist
$200,000
Blow Hard
Complete The Cayo Perico Heist on Hard and without losing a life
$200,000

After completing the heist's long introduction, it's time for the first mission: scoping out the island. The first time you are in Cayo Perico, you will be disguised as a tour manager with your old pal from the Nightclub English Dave. Later players will always play the role of gun smugglers. Whatever it may be, the mission will always be the same: leave the enclosed area and explore the island photographing places and items. The first time around you will have objectives to follow but later on, you will be free to photograph points of interests as you please. The objective of this mission is to basically find everything Cayo Perico has to offer.

  • 4 Bolt Cutters
  • 4 Grappling Hooks
  • 4 Chests of Guard Clothing
  • Supply Truck
  • Box of Cutting Powder
  • Control Tower
  • Power Station
  • North Drop Zone
  • North Dock
  • South Drop Zone
  • Main Dock
  • Drainage Tunnel
  • Everything except the 7 areas and the primary targets will always be at different locations every time the heist starts, so you will have to find them again and again.
    The 7 areas only need to be scoped once and will always be available for you to use in future heists.
    Scoping everything isn't really necessary unless you want to play the heist with multiple approaches, although there are a few with a lot of advantages.

Scoping the secondary targets can help you to plan the best possible way to increase your maximum potential take during the heist. However, during the heist, your loot bag can only carry so much so there is a limit on how much of the secondary target will take space in your loot bag. Different targets will have different values per lot on a table and will have different capacities in your loot bag.

All Secondary Loot & Maximum Potential Take and Bag Capacity
At the moment, gold can only be collected inside the compound and will require the presence of 2 players.
Secondary Target Single Lot Value Minimum Capacity
in Loot Bag
Full Bag Value Max. Capacity
in Loot Bag
Cash $78,480 - 89,420 25% up to $368,000 4 stacks
Weed $145,980 - 149,265 37.5% up to $405,000 2 2⁄3 stacks
Cocaine $220,500 - 225,000 50% up to $450,000 2 stacks
Gold $328,584 - 333,192 66.7% up to $500,000 1 1⁄2 stacks
Paintings $176,200 - 199,700 50% up to $385,000 2 stacks

While scoping the island is a choice, to discover the primary target of the heist, you have to scope the compound by hacking the CCTV cameras. For the first play, the target will always be the Madrazo files no matter what. After the first play, the game will randomly select a primary target at the start of the heist, based on different treasures of El Rubio. After finding the primary target, continue looking through the security cameras to explore more points of interest.

All Primary Loot & Maximum Potential Take
Madrazo Files are for first heist only
The Panther Statue is only available during a special events week
Primary Loot Max Potential Take
(Normal Mode)
Max Potential Take
(Hard Mode)
Madrazo Files $1,100,000 -
Sinsimito Tequila $630,000 $693,000
Ruby Necklace $700,000 $770,000
Bearer Bonds $770,000 $847,000
Pink Diamond $1,300,000 $1,430,000
Panther Statue $1,900,000 $2,090,000

After discovering the primary target, access points, and points of interests scoped, it is now time to go back to Los Santos and start the mandatory prep missions in order to pull off the heist. There are a total of 18 missions, some mandatory and some optional. Not all missions need to be completed.

The Safe Codes Heist Prep is only available for the Madrazo Files or Bearer Bonds Primary Loot.
If you are playing to avoid triggering the alarm and take down guards with headshots, then the optional disruption missions are useless.
Freemode Prep Players
Submarine: Kosatka 1
Plane: Alkonost 1
Plane: Velum 1
Helicopter: Stealth Annihilator 1
Boat: Patrol Boat 1
Boat: Longfin 1
Demolition Charges 1
Safe Codes / Plasma Cutter 1
Fingerprint Cloner 1
Cutting Torch 1
Aggressor 1
Conspirator 1
Crack Shot 1
Saboteur 1
Marksman 1
Weapons 1
Armor 1
Air Support 1

Now that you know everything there is to know about the ins and outs of Cayo Perico, and having gathered what was needed, El Rubio's clock now begins ticking as you begin your journey to his vault. Unlike the previous heists, there is no specific style when it comes to approaching Cayo Perico and you can play however you want despite the mission objectives. You can also buy additional help, but don't spend your money on these unnecessary services. However, if you select the Velum approach, you can select the weapon stash service to remain undetected. Still, here is some recommended options to set to make playing the heist much more simple and easier.

Approach Vehicle Kosatka / Longfin
Infiltration Point Drainage Tunnel / Main Dock / Airstrip
Compound Entry Point Drainage Tunnel
Escape Point Ocean / Main Dock / Airstrip
Time of Day Night

Do keep in mind that during the heist, there will always be a guard walking around the compound with gate keys that can be used to unlock the basement. The basement will have 1 -2 fingerprints depending on the mission difficulty, as opposed to El Rubio's office elevator which will have 3 - 4. My advice is just to go simple and go for the elevator as the fingerprint hack is fairly simple.

El Rubio's Office Fingerprint Hack

The best way to complete this heist is to avoid triggering the alarm, only kill guards who are in your way, and have a path to follow after collecting the primary target. As always, there is always the easy way out and you can quick restart if you fail. If you are playing with more players, always give yourself a little more of the cut than the crew. After completing the Cayo Perico heist for the first time, you will have to wait three in game days for Pavel to contact you when the heist becomes available to play again, which is 2 hours and 24 minutes in real time. Once you get the text message from Pavel, you can visit the Kosatka any time you want to start up the Cayo Perico Heist. However, if you want to play the heist again in hard mode this time, then you have 48 minutes after the text message to visit your Kosatka to pay the setup cost.

Total Cash Earned from The Cayo Perico Heist

Secondary Targets Take assumes that the secondary target with the highest value, cocaine, is stolen.
These numbers alsso assumes that the Heist is played solo with 1 player. The Teamwork Challenge is applied when the Heist is completed with 4 players.
Mission Primary Target Take Secondary Targets Take Fencing Fee Pavel Fee Actual
Take
Elite Challenges Complete All Bonus Rewards Total Cash Earned
The Cayo Perico Heist $1,100,000 $450,000 - $31,000 $1,519,000 $50,000 $700,000 $2,269,000
The Cayo Perico Heist $693,000 $450,000 $114,300 $22,860 $1,005,840 $100,000 $550,000 1,665,840

Now that we went over the Cayo Perico heist, surely you would want to keep selling business goods and play contact missions. This heist is excellent for solo players and because of the endless possibilties on how to approach the island, you can never be too bored with robbing El Rubio of his prized treasures over and over again, just like taking candy from a baby.

July 20, 2021

Los Santos Tuners

Take over the streets with the LS Car Meet, a space to test, mod and admire your wheels. Purchase an Auto Shop and run a legitimate business or carry out criminal contracts to make serious money.


Getting Started

  1. Visit and become a member of the LS Car Meet .
  2. Set up an Auto Shop .
  3. Complete any Robbery Contract

The Grand Theft Auto online universe has entered the future where everyone is on flying bikes and big tanks. With technology advancing and bringing the future that we wanted as kids to this universe, let's not forget about the streets that you, as GTA online players, came from. With that being said, let's return to the scene of cars with the new money making business that was introduced with the LS Tuners update: the auto shop.


Auto Shop

The auto shop is the next activity / business that Rockstar introduced to players as part of this next update. The cost of the business is pretty high, and as I have been saying, you can always get the mods later on. The base cost should be the same as other businesses you have bought, and if you want to make a profit from the auto shop, then you should get the staff, the additional car lift, and personal quarters.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Auto Shop Maze Bank Foreclosures $1,670,000 $1,920,000 Style
Tint
Emblem
Staff
Extras
Membership
$2,552,000 $4,472,000

There are three ways to make money with the auto shop: the business up front, a side job, and the business back end.


Auto Shop Service

From time to time, Sessanta will give you a call to let you know a customer has dropped their ride at the auto shop and want it serviced. Once serviced, you can take the car to the buyer, or rather, you can hire staff to do the job for you.

When a customer has delivered their car to be serviced, you can repair it for an upfront service cost and install any requests such as color, resprays or body and performance modifications. Once serviced, you can deliver the car to the customer to receive payment. Alternative modifications can be installed but may affect the customer's satisfaction resulting in a higher or lower reward. The customer will pay the full service cost for all modifications, but the additional bonus payment will be reduced if the vehicle has been damaged upon delivery. You should always deliver the car yourself as the staff will always damage the vehicle and lower your income.

Auto Shop Service Income
Final payment assumes vehicle was not damaged upon delivery.
Payment for Delivery Service Costs Damages Satisfaction Final Payment
Low Vehicle Tier $40,000 $20,000 Cost Varies $5,000 $65,000
Mid Vehicle Tier $60,000 $35,000 Cost Varies $5,000 $100,000
Top Vehicle Tier $80,000 $50,000 Cost Varies $5,000 $135,000

Exotic Exports vehicles

After servicing and delivering your first car, Sessanta will give you a call unlocking an extra activity you can complete for additional cash: exotic exports vehicles. In the auto shop, there will be a exotic exports vehicle list which changes daily where you will have to find and steal vehicles listed and deliver them to Sessanta's contact at the docks for GTA$ and RP. The vehicles can be found in free mode.

Exotic Exports Income
Payment for 1 Vehicle Final Payment Bonus Payment Total Cash Earned
$20,000 10 $200,000 $100,000 $300,000

Robbery Contracts

After watching the cutscene once you complete the auto shop set up, Sessanta and her "partner" KDJ, who you know as Moodymann, will have jobs for you to complete called "Contracts". On the job board in the auto shop, there will be contracts offered which will change regularly. There are 8 contracts in total, and each pay around $150,000 to $200,000, with the exception of the last one.

KDJ and Sessanta will take a 10% cut from your profits for absolutely no reason at all.
Contract Payment KDJ & Sessanta Cut Player Take
The Agency Deal $182,000 $18,200 $163,800
The Prison Contract $175,000 $17,500 $157,500
The Bank Contract $178,000 $17,800 $60,200
The E.C.U. Job $172,000 - $172,000
The Superdollar Deal $185,000 $18,500 $166,500
The Data Contract $170,000 $17,000 $153,000
The Lost Contract $180,000 $18,000 $162,000
The Union Depository Contract $300,000 $30,000 $270,000

Special Completion Bonuses

Bonus Reward Challenge Reward
The Union Depository Contract
Complete The Union Deposity Contract as leader
$75,000
The Superdollar Deal
Complete The Superdollar Deal as leader
$75,000
The Bank Contract
Complete The Bank Contract as leader
$75,000
The E.C.U. Job
Complete The E.C.U. Job as leader
$75,000
The Prison Contract
Complete The Prison Contract as leader
$75,000
The Agency Deal
Complete The Agency Deal as leader
$75,000
The Lost Contract
Complete The Lost Contract as leader
$75,000
The Data Contract
Complete The Data Contract as leader
$75,000

For each contract, you will have to complete prep missions, and there will always be 2 preps for each contract. These preps all take place in freemode, so it is recommended to play in solo or invite only sessions. When you start a contract, you will be limited to a weapon loudest much like the heists.

All Contracts & Prep Missions

Contract Mission Rewards
The Agency Deal Entry Point $10,000
Security Pass $10,000
The Raid $163,800
The Prison Contract Inside Man $10,000
Access Point $10,000
The Hit $157,500
The Bank Contract Thermal Charges $10,000
- Signal Jammers $10,000
The Robberies $160,200
The E.C.U. Job Train Inventory $10,000
Schedule $10,000
The Robbery $172,000
The Superdollar Deal - Tracking Device $10,000
Virus Software $10,000
The Robbery $166,500
The Data Contract Safehouse Location $10,000
Defenses $10,000
The Robbery $153,000
The Lost Contract Lab locations $10,000
Transport Method $10,000
The Job $162,000
The Union Depository Contract Elevator key $10,000
Vault Codes $10,000
The Robbery $270,000

All together, the auto shop can be a pretty profitable business if you are looking to make some serious cash in a short amount of time. However, if you are looking on making a profit and making big money, then you should probably try to avoid buying the auto shop because it will not help you in the long run. Still, the business is an excellent way to make some legitimate money and makes things as simple as they were when you were just a level 1 robbing convenience stores on the streets of Los Santos.

December 15, 2021

The Contract

Partner with Franklin Clinton, run your own Celebrity Solutions Agency, and do whatever it takes to fix the problems of the LS elite.


Getting Started

  1. Set up the Agency .
  2. Complete a Security Contract .
  3. Meet the VIP .

You have officially made it from the streets to being a criminal kingpin of the San Andreas underworld. From robbing convenience stores to robbing an island of a homicidal maniac, you have already shown what it takes to be a hustler and grow out of your branches and make moneys in more ways than one. However, who is to say that you are the only one who made it out of the streets? It's time to use your old pal Lamar to meet someone else who also followed in your path and became a big time CEO and who are probably familiar with already from Grand Theft Auto V's story mode.


Agency

In my personal favorite GTA online update, The Contract, your first step is to visit Lamar and learn about the new property you will be purchasing: the agency . Go to Dynasty8 Executive and get any agency you want. You can also add the armory, where you can buy weapons at a discounted price, and the vehicle workshop, where you can mod your vehicles with Imani tech.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Agency Dynasty 8 Executive $2,010,000 $2,830,000 Art
Wallpaper
Highlight
Armory
Accommodation
Vehicle Workshop
$2,677,500 $5,507,500

The Celebrity solutions agency is owned by Franklin Clinton (yes, that Franklin!), who is looking to take his business to the next level with a reliable partner, which is you. You can make money through your agency in three different ways: completing contracts, completing the VIP contract, and a little side hustle offered by Franklin himself.


Security Contracts

Security contracts are the first way you can make money with the agency, which is pretty much how the business works itself. Security contracts are basically free mode jobs that you can complete in any type of session as long as you register as a CEO or MC President. To start a security contract, just log on to your computer at the agency and select security contracts. The available contracts offered change regularly, with each job having different difficulty levels and rewards.

  • Professional Difficulty Level: $31,000 - $42,000
  • Specialist Difficulty Level: $44,000 - $56,000
  • Specialist+ Difficulty Level: $60,000 - $70,000

After successfully completing 1 contract, there is a 5 minute cooldown period before you can start another one. There are six different types of contracts that you can complete for clients.

  • Asset Protection
  • Gang Termination
  • Liquidize Assets
  • Recover Valuables
  • Rescue Operation
  • Vehicle Recovery

For every contract you complete, the game will add a daily income of $100 in your office safe. This amount can increase for every 5 contracts that you complete.

Agency Daily Income for every Contract Completed
Contracts Completed 1 5 10 15 20 25 50 75 100 200
Daily Income $100 $500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 $20,000

Completing more security contracts will permanently increase your earnings at F. Clinton and Partner. Earned cash can be collected from your office safe at the agency.

Agency Earnings
Time to fill (Days) is based on in game days (every 48 real time minutes), and Time to fil (hours) is based on real life hours (every 60 real time minutes).
Contracts Completed Daily Income Safe Capacity Time to fill (Days) Time to fill (Hours)
200x $20,000 $250,000 12.5 10

Dr. Dre VIP Contract

After successfully completing your first security contract, Franklin will give you a call to talk about a big potential client that could be a big break for the agency, and if you completed your first Cayo Perico heist already, then you already know who that is and what is his problem: Dr. Dre, who lost his phone last year which is loaded with never before heard music from Dr. Dre. The Dr. Dre VIP Contract is a series of free mode jobs and missions where you basically run down investigations, chase leads and uncover hints to retrieve Dr. Dre's phone.

Mission Given By Reward
On Course Franklin varies
Nightlife Leak Agency varies
High Society Leak Agency varies
South Central Leak Agency varies
Studio Time Franklin varies
Don't F**k with Dre Franklin $1,000,000

Special Completion Bonuses

Bonus Reward Challenge Reward
On Course
Meet Dr. Dre at the Los Santos Golf Club as leader
$50,000
Nightlife Leak
Locate this copy of Dr. Dre's stolen music as leader
$100,000
High Society Leak
Locate this copy of Dr. Dre's stolen music as leader
$100,000
South Central Leak
Locate this copy of Dr. Dre's stolen music as leader
$100,000
Studio Time
Help Dr. Dre at Record A Studios as leader
$100,000
Don't F**k with Dre
Track down the thief who stole Dr. Dre's music as leader
$250,000
Backup
Complete all of Dr. Dre's Story missions as member of an Organization or Motorcycle Club
$100,000

To get started with the VIP contract, go meet Franklin at the golf course and infiltrate FIB headquarters in an exclusive free mode mission to get started with the investigation, where you basically run down three different copies made of Dre's phone. For each copy, you have to chase leads with different investigations all around Los Santos during free mode. There are two different free mode preps for each mission strand. After you complete all 3 mission strands, you will unlock the final two missions in the Dr. Dre VIP Contract by meeting Franklin at inside the agency.

All Dr. Dre VIP Contract Missions

Investigation Investigation Mission
Setup: Data Recovery
The Nightclub The Marina Nightlife Leak
The Country Club Guest List High Society Leak
Davis The Ballas South Central Leak

Short Trips

When you complete the VIP contract for the first time and unlock Record A Studios, Franklin will give you call inviting you to a tour. These unlock a series of three missions called Short Trips, where you get to play as Franklin and Lamar in promoting Lamar's new weed business, LD Organics.

Mission Given By Reward
Short Trip #1: Seed Capital Franklin varies
Short Trip #2: Fire It Up Record A Studios varies
Short Trip #3: OG Kush Record A Studios varies

Special Completion Bonuses

Bonus Reward Challenge Reward
Seed Capital - Franklin
Complete Seed Capital as Franklin
$100,000
Fire It Up - Franklin
Complete Fire It Up as Franklin
$100,000
OG Kush - Franklin
Complete OG Kush as Franklin
$100,000
Seed Capital - Lamar
Complete Seed Capital as Lamar
$100,000
Fire It Up - Lamar
Complete Fire It Up as Lamar
$100,000
OG Kush - Lamar
Complete OG Kush as Lamar
$100,000

Payphone Hits

Taking from the classic payphone missions from previous GTA games, the payphone hits are the next way you can make money not exactly through the agency, but through its owner, Franklin Clinton. After successfully completing three security contracts, Franklin will give you a call unlocking payphone hits. These are off-the-books, street level assassinations with bonuses paid out for following specific instructions. There are different types of targets you can assassinate, with three different ways to kill each target for the bonus reward.

  • The CEO
  • The Cofounder
  • The Judge
  • The Popstar
  • The Tech Entreprenuer
  • The Trolls
  • The Dealers
  • The Hitmen

These assignments demand a low level - you will pick up the details by answering payphone calls from Franklin all around Los Santos during free mode. You can carry out the assassinations however you want, but you can earn a bonus if you follow the instructions that Franklin texts you.

Payphone Hits Income
Payment Bonus Payment Total Payment
$15,000 $30,000 $45,000

Overall, the agency is yet another good money maker for when you need to make some serious cash in a short amount of time. Considering all the different ways you can make money with the agency, you can earn up to $1.5 million every day, which can definitely help you in the long run and can easily gain back the investment you made in getting the agency in the first place.

July 26, 2022

Operation Paper Trail

Work for an undisclosed government agency and bring down a national conspiracy. Want to know more? That's classified.


Getting Started

  1. Visit the IAA Headquarters .
  2. Achieve the rank of an IAA field agent.

Agent ULP of the IAA has intel on a far-reaching criminal conspiracy. Convinced that the Duggan family and the FIB are colluding to rig the price of oil, it’s up to you to get to the bottom of these shady dealings as a sworn-in agent of the IAA.


Operation Paper Trail Missions

The Criminal Enterprises Update in 2022 introduces yet another mission strand where you need to help the IAA put the pieces together on a conspiracy within their ranks with the corrupt Duggan family in six all new 1-4 player contact missions. Meet up with Agent ULP at IAA Headquarters in Pillbox Hill to be sworn in as a special field operative and get started. It is recommended to complete all missions on hard difficulty, and go for Career Progress Challenges as well, to get larger rewards.

Mission Given By Reward
ULP - Intelligence U.L. Paper varies
ULP - Counterintelligence U.L. Paper varies
ULP - Extraction U.L. Paper varies
ULP - Asset Seizure U.L. Paper varies
ULP - Operation Paper Trail U.L. Paper varies
ULP - Clean Up U.L. Paper varies

December 13, 2022

Los Santos Drug Wars

Ready for the trip of a lifetime? Help Dax and his ragtag crew of new arrivals destroy the competition and rise to the top of the illicit drug trade on a wave of mind-bending psychedelics.


Getting Started

  1. Help Ron with his situation over at Ace Liquor .
  2. Visit the Freakshop
  3. Setup your own Acid lab

At this point, we have been making money in more ways than one from running simple contact missions to working for big time music producers. For the past few sections, we have been talking about businesses that unlock exclusive missions with bonus payouts and rewards. Let's go back to making income passively with the next business brought to us in 2022: The acid lab.


The First Dose Missions

Get started with the First Dose missions first by answering a call from Ron and meeting up with the Fooliganz above Liquor Ace in Sandy Shores. Once you help him out and your new contact, Dax, you unlock the Freakshop, a new communal hangout place similar to the Casino. From that point on, you can complete the First Dose missions by going to the Freakshop and entering the Dax icon. It is recommended to complete all missions on hard difficulty, and go for Career Progress Challenges as well, to get larger rewards.

Mission Given By Reward
First Dose - Welcome to the Troupe Ron varies
First Dose - Designated Driver Dax varies
First Dose - Fatal Incursion Dax varies
First Dose - Uncontrolled Substance Dax varies
First Dose - Make War Not Love Dax varies
First Dose - Off the Rails Dax varies

Special Completion Bonuses

Bonus Reward Challenge Reward
Welcome to the Troupe
Complete First Dose - Welcome to the Troupe as leader
$50,000
Designated Driver
Complete First Dose - Designated Driver as leader
$50,000
Fatal Incursion
Complete First Dose - Fatal Incursion as leader
$50,000
Uncontrolled Substance
Complete First Dose - Uncontrolled Substance as leader
$50,000
Make War Not Love
Complete First Dose - Make War Not Love as leader
$50,000
Off the Rails
Complete First Dose - Off the Rails as leader
$250,000
Back It Up
Complete all of the mission in the First Dose as a member of an Organization or Motorcycle Club
$100,000

Acid Lab

After completing the missions, the Brickade 6x6 will be stored in The Freakshop and can be upgraded with a lab, giving you access to a new business manufacturing and selling Acid to earn additional income. You can also buy the Brickade directly from Warstock for $1.4 million without having to play the First Dose Missions, but it will cost more and you cannot modify the vehicle either as you wouldn't have access to the Freakshop (which is why you want to play the contact missions first).

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Acid Lab Warstock $1,450,000 - - - $1,450,000

The Acid lab works similarly to the other passive businesses that you own: you go out and source supplies by either buying or stealing, Mutt will use those supplies to produce acid in the lab over time, and you sell that produced acid from time to time.

The Acid Lab & Business Upgrade Costs
Max Capacity assumes maximum capacity of units that the acid lab can store.
Business Max Capacity Equipment Upgrade
Acid Lab 160 $237,500

You can boost acid production inside the Acid lab by interacting with the table of chemicals, and you can only do once per day. You can also get an equipment upgrade, as always, to fasten the time it takes to produce acid. To unlock the equipment upgrade however, you have to call Dax and complete 10 Fooligan jobs. You can then talk to Mutt in the freak shop to get the upgrade via the interaction menu.

Acid Lab Income w/o Equipment Upgrade
Single Box
Value
Time to
produce (Sec)
Production
Rate
No Boost $1,485 135 $1,485 / 135s
Boost $5,000 68 $1,485 / 68s
Acid Lab Income w/ Equipment Upgrade
Single Box
Value
Time to
produce (Sec)
Production
Rate
No Boost $2,095 90 $2,095 / 90s
Boost $2,095 45 $2,095 / 45s

Boost represents boosting acid production inside the Acid Lab, and No Boost represents the latter.


Stealing supplies takes no more than 5 - 10 minutes and are easy to complete. You can also buy supplies by talking to Mutt inside the Lab (do remember that buying supplies eats into profits). It takes real life seconds for Mutt to convert the supplies into acid, so you should get the equipment upgrade and try to boost production every day to reduce this amount of time.

Time to fully stock Acid Lab
Time to fill assumes real life hours.
No Upgrades Fully Upgraded
No Boost 6 4
Boost 3.02 2

The good thing about the Acid business is that you would not an extra team of players should you sell an Acid lab fully stocked with product. Sell missions are also easy to complete and as always, you can get a bonus for every player in the lobby. If you want to start a sell mission, you must bring the acid lab outside the freak shop first and then interact with the table inside the lab. You should also note that by naming your acid via the interaction menu, you get an extra 5% bonus on your acid lab profits, so don't neglect to do this once you get the chance!

Total Cash Earned from Acid Lab Sales

These product values reflect the value from a fully stocked factory with all business upgrades installed, with the acid named via interaction menu.
High Demand Bonus asssumes that the lobby is full with 20 players or more
Profit High Demand Bonus Total Cash Earned
$351,840 $175,920 $527,760

The Last Dose Missions

After completing all of the Dax First Dose Missions, Dax will contact you again for another set of contact missions in the update that GTA Online brought in March 2023. Completing the missions will grant you $500,000 in awards and a Ocelot Virtue to keep for yourself, so it's best not to leave them out. It is recommended to complete all missions on hard difficulty, and go for Career Progress Challenges as well, to get larger rewards.

Mission Given By Reward
Last Dose 1 - This Is An Intervention Dax varies
Last Dose 2 - Unusual Suspects Dax varies
Last Dose 3 - Friedmind Dax varies
Last Dose 4 - Checking In Dax varies
Last Dose 5 - BDKD Dax varies

Special Completion Bonuses

Bonus Reward Challenge Reward
This Is An Intervention
Complete Last Dose - This Is An Intervention as leader
$50,000
Unusual Suspects
Complete Last Dose - Unusual Suspects as leader
$50,000
Friedmind
Complete Last Dose - Friedmind as leader
$50,000
Checking In
Complete Last Dose - Checking In as leader
$50,000
BDKD
Complete Last Dose - BDKD as leader
$50,000
Back It Up 2
Complete all of the mission in the Last Dose as a member of an Organization or Motorcycle Club
$100,000

The Acid lab can make you some serious profit if you are the kind of player to keep increasing your sources of income. The more sources of income you have, the more money you will be making. Even if you are not a serious GTA player, the acid lab can still be a profitable business as it makes decent amounts of profit even without all of its upgrades.

July 13, 2023

San Andreas Mercenaries

Charlie Reed is pulling together a new crew, the Los Santos Angels, to take on Merryweather's new recruitment drive. Launched from an Avenger, push back their operation.


Getting Started

  1. Visit Charlie .
  2. Purchase an Avenger and its Operations Terminal .
  3. Login to the Operations Terminal onboard the Avenger .

In Grand Theft Auto Story and Online, you’ve already gone up against the Merryweather Security forces in numerous contact missions, heists, and freemode business battle events for only one purpose: to make money, which is the whole objective of this game. This is why it is no surprise when you team up with your hangar aircraft mechanic Charlie Reed and other guns-for-hire to lead the fight against Merryweather this time.


Avenger

In this update, San Andreas Mercenaries, Charlie has been working on a plan called Project Overthrow to launch a multipronged attack on Merryweather to knock them off their back and engage in explosive guerilla operations to take back Los Santos against the security forces. Project Overthrow is launched from the new Operations Terminal upgrade for the Mammoth Avenger (which was introduced way back then with the Doomsday Heist), so if you do not own one already, purchase one from Warstock and add the Operations Terminal upgrade to your purchase.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Avenger
This Vehicle can be stored in a facility or hangar.
Warstock $3,450,000 - Interior
Gun Turret
Vehicle Workshop
Weapon Workshop
Operations Terminal
$2,787,500 $6,237,500

When you access your Operations Terminal for the first time (you will have to register as a boss), you will be introduced to two different ways you can make money off of this update: Project Overthrow and the LSA Operations.


Project Overthrow

Project Overthrow features six contact missions for 1-4 players that involve you conducting reconnaissance, recovering valuable equipment, performing audacious rescues, and fighting your way through the teeth of Merryweather’s well-oiled war machine. It is recommended to complete all missions on hard difficulty, and go for Career Progress Challenges as well, to get larger rewards.

Mission Given By Reward
Reporting for Duty Charlie varies
Falling In Charlie varies
On Parade Charlie varies
Breaking Ranks Charlie varies
Unconventional Warfare Charlie varies
Shock & Awe Charlie varies

Special Completion Bonuses

Bonus Reward Challenge Reward
Project Overthrow First Time Bonus $250,000

LSA Operations

LSA Operations work similarly to Agency Contracts in that these are essentially private contracts that can be played in free mode. These missions would involve you helping your Los Santos Angels team members on contract jobs related to disrupting Merryweather operations. You can start these either from your operations terminal or by calling Charlie, and the payouts differ depending on the level of the mission as indicated if you were to start the missions from the terminal. Charlie also gives an extra objective that gives an additional bonus of $15,000 each, similar to how Franklin’s payphone hits work.


LSA Operations Difficulty Levels & Income
Difficulty Level Reward Bonus Payment Total Payment
Professional $45,000 - 50,000 $15,000 $60,000 - 65,000
Specialist $60,000 - 70,000 $15,000 $75,000 - 85,000

Overall, the Operations Terminal is not an ideal way to make money and is perhaps the least effective way in this game to earn profit, but you can still have fun playing these missions. There still are also weekly events that help double payouts from time to time, so keep an eye out for that.

December 12, 2023

The Chop Shop

With the help of Jamal Amir, steal, sell, and salvage vehicles with your very own Salvage Yard.


Getting Started

  1. Visit Yusuf .
  2. Acquire a salvage yard from Maze Bank Foreclosures .
  3. Complete a Salvage Yard Robbery and sell or salvage the stolen vehicle.

After taking the fight to Merryweather in your latest adventure, it’s time to go back into the drifting world as you embark on a new venture in Los Santos by stealing coveted vehicles for fan favorite character Yusuf Amir from Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony. Yusuf arrives in Los Santos to collaborate with you over a new illicit business property, the Salvage Yard, and perform a series of daring robberies of high end vehicles across the city of Los Santos. As part of the Chop Shop Update, the Salvage Yard introduces yet more methods of earning profits to keep your pockets happy.


Salvage Yard

After getting the call from Yusuf, go to Maze Bank Foreclosures and purchase any Salvage Yard. It is recommended that you either get the Strawberry or the Murrieta Heights yard as the other properties are not that ideal for personal vehicle spawn locations and because most of the missions take place in the city. It is also recommended that you get the trade rates, Tow Truck (any truck), and the staff upgrade as it will help you to save time and make more money. The price is pretty hefty, but it is similar to the other property prices and it will be worth it in the long run.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Salvage Yard Maze Bank Foreclosures $1,620,000 $2,690,000 Tint
Get Trade Rates
Tow Truck
Wall Safe
Staff
$3,000,000 $5,690,000

Purchasing the Salvage Yard will help you start the robberies, and also brings you the Tow Truck Service as a legit business for the front.


Salvage Yard Robberies

Owning the Salvage Yard cuts you in on Yusuf and his cousin Jamal’s plans for robberies, accessible from your Salvage Yard’s Planning Wall. There are five different robberies to play, and the only difference for each robbery will be the target vehicle you will be stealing. Bonus Challenges can also give an additional bonus each and for all challenges being completed.

Freemode Mission Set Up Cost Elite Challenge Objectives
The Gangbanger Robbery $20,000 No Cop Lives Lost
Jailbreak in 3 Minutes
King Tiny Has 75% Health
All Challenges Complete



The Duggan Robbery $20,000 Over 15 Headshots
Disable Target Vehicle on First Attempt
Reach Hao in 1 Minute
All Challenges Complete



The Cargo Ship Robbery $20,000 No Lives Lost
Reach the Bridge Undetected
Over 80% Skylift Health Remaining
All Challenges Complete



The Podium Robbery $20,000 No Lives Lost
Reach the Elevator Hatch Undetected
Escape the Casino in 1 Minute
All Challenges Complete



The McTony Robbery $20,000 Over 15 Headshots
Find the Head of Security in 1 Minute
No Lives Lost
All Challenges Complete



Special Completion Bonuses

Bonus Reward Challenge Reward
The Duggan Robbery
Complete The Duggan Robbery as leader
$50,000
The Cargo Ship Robbery
Complete The Cargo Ship Robbery as leader
$50,000
The Gangbanger Robbery
Complete The Gangbanger Robbery as leader
$50,000
The McTony Robbery
Complete The McTony Robbery as leader
$50,000
The Podium Robbery
Complete The Podium Robbery as leader
$50,000
Perfect Run Challenge
Complete all the Elite Challenges for a Salvage Yard Robbery as leader
$50,000

Each robbery basically features a special target vehicle that requires thorough planning prior to successfully boosting it. Each robbery will always pay you at least 200k or more, depending on the actual value of the vehicle itself.

Salvage Yard Robbery Vehicle Tiers
Vehicle Tier Max Sell Value Max Salvage Value
Low $~250,000 1.25x less than Sell Value
Standard $~350,000 1.25x less than Sell Value
Top $~400,000 1.25x less than Sell Value

Each robbery entails scoping out some initial intel, completing Preps and new Freemode Tasks, and culminates in a high-speed Finale. Upon selecting a robbery, you will have to scope out the area of the robbery on your first time each (later times, you can jump straight into prep missions). Planning Work can be launched from the wall and Tasks can be launched from locations around the map.

All Salvage Yard Robbery Freemode Preps
Robbery Scope Out Planning Work Task
The Gangbanger Robbery Mission Row Police Station Police Maverick Getaway Vehicle
Tactical Gear Stun Guns
Optional: Disrupt Equipment Weapon Stash
Optional: Masks
The Duggan Robbery Maze Bank Arena Bypass Module LS Panic Trailer
VIP Pass LS Panic Outfits
Optional: Disrupt Armor Optional: Masks
The Cargo Ship Robbery Docks Sabotage and Disguise Bolt Cutters
Skylift Boat
Optional: Disrupt Air Support Flares
Optional: Masks
The Podium Robbery Casino LSDS Disguises Gas Masks
Storage Key Card Rappel Equipment
Optional: Disrupt Personnel Sabotage Casino
Optional: Masks
The McTony Robbery Submarine Tony's Submersible Security Outfits
Sonar Equipment Cutting Torch
Optional: Disrupt Weapons Optional: Masks

Once a robbery is complete and a vehicle is acquired, it will be stored in your Salvage Yard until you decide what to do with it: Sell it, Salvage it for parts, or Claim it as a Personal Vehicle. You can only claim a vehicle as a personal vehicle during a special events week.


Tow Truck Service

The Tow Truck Service is another independent business run through your salvage yard and is only available if you upgrade the yard with a Tow Truck, allowing you to tow designated delinquent vehicles back to the Salvage Yard for another source of auto parts. This business works very straightforward and very simple: you go out, steal a vehicle with your tow truck, and bring it back to the yard so your staff can break down the vehicle to be salvaged for valuable parts. However, how you get paid from this is not that simple and depends a lot on whether or not you purchased the staff upgrade for your yard. Without the upgrade, it would take your staff longer to completely break down the vehicle and earn you a profit, whereas with the upgrade, it would only take them 1 in game day to do so.

Time to Salvage Tow Truck Service Vehicles
Time to salvage (Min)
No Upgrade 96
Upgrade 48
Tow Truck Service Vehicles Profit
Profit
2x $60,000+
1x $30,000+

Completing more tow truck services will permanently increase your Salvage Yard earnings. Similar to your Nightclub, if you continue to complete 2 tows for every in game day, a daily income of $24k will be added to your safe. If you do not however complete regular tows, this daily amount will decrease by $2,000 for every two in game days. Completing the robberies may also boost it over the normal $24k daily limit, but this depends on how many robberies you complete as well.

Salvage Yard Earnings
Time to fill (Days) is based on in game days (every 48 real time minutes), and Time to fil (hours) is based on real life hours (every 60 real time minutes).
Vehicle Recoveries / Day Daily Income Safe Capacity Time to fill (Days) Time to fill (Hours)
2x $24,000 $250,000 10.42 8.33

The Salvage Yard is yet another viable source of income that can help fill your pockets fast and can also help you to earn a serious amount of cash in a short amount of time through the robberies. The Robberies are fun to play and complete, and if you have been playing right, you can even earn close to a million for every 10 hours you play the game all through passive income.


March 7, 2024

The Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid

With the help of Officer Vincent Effenburger, raid the cartel's operation in the Cluckin' Bell factory in Paleto Bay.


Getting Started

  1. Answer Vincent’s phone call .
  2. Bankroll your operation by stealing laundered money.
  3. Choose your approach and loadout from various setup locations.

As a part of the Chop Shop update, you are also introduced to another “mini heist” as you take on corrupt cops and a dangerous new cartel that’s set up shop and using the Cluckin’ Bell corporation’s factory farm complex as a front for it. You will have an opportunity to take down this cartel in these new contact missions as you help someone you already met before from the Agatha Baker’s casino missions and the Diamond Casino Heist: Vincent, who has now become a cop dedicated to taking down this cartel and their large-scale operation set out all the way in Paleto Bay.


Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid Missions

As soon as you get the phone call from Vincent, go meet him at the Vespucci Police Station. To prepare for this operation, you’ll need to build a slush fund of laundered money, obtain your preferred weapons and gear, and get your hands on vital intel about the inner workings of the farm’s facilities. Once you’ve lined everything up, you’ll need to infiltrate Cluckin’ Bell’s factory farm complex and make off with the haul. All 5 missions will earn you $500,000 every time you complete the finale ($50,000 for teammates).

Mission Given By Reward
Slush Fund Vincent -
Setup: Breaking and Entering Vincent -
Setup: Concealed Weapons Vincent -
Setup: Hit and Run Vincent -
Setup: Disorganized Crime Vincent $5,000
Finale: Scene of the Crime Vincent $500,000

Special Completion Bonuses

Bonus Reward Challenge Reward
The Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid
Complete The Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid as leader
$250,000
Pecking Order
Complete The Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid as a goon
$250,000

When you’re obtaining the weapons and gear, you will have to visit three target locations, collect weapons & gear (the kind of weapons & gear depend on who you are stealing from), deliver it to Vincent’s garage (it is up to you if you want to steal from all locations or just one). The same goes for the getaway vehicles, where you will steal one of three possible vehicles from a target location. For the Disorganized Crime mission, your actions will dictate the approach to the Finale and lead to either a stealthy finale approach or an aggressive one.



Setup: Concealed Weapons - All Weapons
Target Weapons Gear
Marabunta Grande Weapons Marabunta Grande Gear
Professionals Weapons Professionals Gear
Military Weapons Military Gear
Setup: Hit and Run - All Vehicles
Target Type Vehicle
Marabunta Grande Declasse Moonbeam Custom
Declasse Tulip
Declasse Impaler LX
Professionals Ocelot Jugular
Dinka Sugoi
Coil Raiden
Military Canis Terminus
Mammoth Patriot Mil-Spec
Mammoth Squaddie

Setup: Disorganized Crime - All Approaches
Silent Approach Sabotaging delivery trucks Eliminating witnesses before the time limit Wiping CCTV
Aggressive Approach Blowing up trucks Letting witnesses escape Not wiping CCTV

The Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid is playable completely solo from start to finish, or with up to three other players if you want to. The great thing about these missions is that you can replay them as many times as you want, so you can earn up to $500,000 for every hour you play this raid. The Farm Raid is probably one of the best updates Rockstars has given us after a long time, and it is very fun to play as well.

June 25, 2024

Bottom Dollar Bounties

Join Maude Eccles and her daughter, Jenette, as they make bank catching criminals on the run. Invest in Bottom Dollar Bail Enforcement today to start your bail enforcement business.


Getting Started

  1. Visit Maude .
  2. Purchase a Bail Office from Maze Bank Foreclosures .
  3. Choose your first target with the Bail Enforcement System computer inside your Bail Office.

After a dedicated career tracking down the state’s most wanted, notorious bounty hunter Maude Eccles is hanging up her cuffs and offering a golden opportunity to those with a burning passion for justice. After battling multiple gangs and conglomerates throughout your GTA career, you are no stranger to introducing enemies to your version of justice. Maude Eccles, from GTA 5’s Story Mode, comes to you with a opportunity to invest in a brand new Bail Office. This property allows you to start a bounty hunting business, catching criminals who are on the run.


Bail Office

After you get the phone call from Maude, you can visit Maze Bank Foreclosures to choose a variety of available locations for your new Bail Office . For this, the location does not matter but because most of the missions are centralized around Los Santos, so it would be best to set up shop in a LS location. With your Bail Office purchase, it would be ideal to include in your purchase the upgrade for the Bail Enforcement Van and the extra Bail Enforcement Agents.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Bail Office Maze Bank Foreclosures $1,650,000 $2,620,000 Style
Agents
Personal Quarters
Gun Locker
Armor Plating
$2,240,000 $4,860,000

With your purchase of the Bail Office, you will become the new lead dog for Bottom Dollar Bail Enforcement, where you can take down an assortment of valuable targets, including some of Southern San Andreas’ Most Wanted. There are two ways to make money with the Bail Office: the Bounty Hunting business itself, and the Earnings from your Bail Enforcement Agents.


Bottom Dollar Bail Enforcement

The Bail Enforcement System computer lists available targets to choose from: three Standard Targets and one Most Wanted Target. Most Wanted Targets can be completed once per day, while ambitious bounty hunters can wrangle as many Standard Targets as they want. Both Standard and Most Wanted Targets are considerably more valuable alive than dead, so be cautious when doling out lethal force.

Standard Bounty Targets are a series of free mode jobs where you have to capture bounty targets which offers at least $35k per bounty. The list of Bounties is refreshed on the in-game computer every in-game day and up to three bounties can be brought in per day. There are six types of free mode missions for Standard Bounty Targets, and there are three bounty targets to capture for each type of mission, for a total of 18 Standard Bounty Targets that you have to capture dead or alive.

All Standard Bounty Targets
Mission Target Target Target
Arcade Beau Duggan Bill Duggan Hunter Duggan
CCTV Lil Prince Xavier Fremond Jalen Kennedy
Clubhouse Rylee Rose Serenity Pierce Angel Kenney
Mansion Intimidation Sabrina Gray India Wood Briggitte Foster
Prison Bus Cook Kenzie Marquel Green Colby Wright
Bank Robbery Ricki Ji Tommy Lim LJ Ha

Most Wanted Targets are a series of contact missions where you capture dead or alive a variety of the upper echelon of criminal scum: CEOs, movie stars, legendary street racers, and the like. Most Wanted Targets are worth more than Standard Targets, and only can be completed once per day (real-time). Most Wanted Targets are marked red on the Computer in the Bail Office, and will change daily between six different targets that you can capture. Remember that you would earn 75% less should you accidentally kill the Most Wanted target.

All Most Wanted Bounty Target Missions

Mission Given By Reward
Most Wanted - Whitney Bail Office $100,000+
Most Wanted - Lieberman Bail Office $100,000+
Most Wanted - O’Neil Bail Office $100,000+
Most Wanted - Thompson Bail Office $100,000+
Most Wanted - Song Bail Office $100,000+
Most Wanted - Garcia Bail Office $100,000+

Special Completion Bonuses

Bonus Reward Challenge Reward
Get Whitney
Complete Most Wanted - Whitney as leader
$25,000
Get Lieberman
Complete Most Wanted - Lieberman as leader
$25,000
Get O’Neil
Complete Most Wanted - O’Neil as leader
$25,000
Get Thompson
Complete Most Wanted - Thompson as leader
$25,000
Get Song
Complete Most Wanted - Song as leader
$25,000
Get Garcia
Complete Most Wanted - Garcia as leader
$25,000

Bail Enforcement Agents

Upon completing a Standard or Most Wanted target, the time taken to receive income will entirely depend upon whether or not you included Bail Enforcement Agents with your purchase of the Bail Office and how many you included. It will take a longer time for you to receive income if you didn’t get it, but if you did, that time will be significantly shortened. The two additional staff members helps boost efficiency for the Bail Office.

Time to receive income
Time (Min)
0x 24
1x 12
2x 6

Bail Enforcement Agents also help increase Bail Office Earnings if you keep sending them out on bounty hunting jobs every day (in-game). You can send them on jobs by approaching & interacting with them inside your Bail Office. It will take them one in-game day to do some bounty hunting and will add between $5,000 to $10,000 to the office safe. Therefore, there really isn’t a fixed daily income for the safe, so you will have to keep sending them on jobs to fill up the safe.

Bail Office Earnings
Time to fill (Days) is based on in game days (every 48 real time minutes), and Time to fil (hours) is based on real life hours (every 60 real time minutes).
Daily Income takes the average between $5000 and $10000 as bail enforcement agents places a specific amount of income in your safe in that range for every time you send them out on jobs.
Bail Enforcement Agents Daily Income Safe Capacity Time to fill (Days) Time to fill (Hours)
2x $7,500 $100,000 13.33 10.67

Overall, the Bounty Hunting Business introduces another good method for making quick cash in a short amount of time. Although some of the activities the Bail Office offers really is “bottom dollar” and won’t help much in the long run, you can still make serious amounts of money with the Bail Office, although Jenette will keep annoying you with her long intros for each bounty target.

December 10, 2024

Agents of Sabotage

Darnell Bros garment factory is prepped for a brand-new shadow operation. Work with Jodi Marshall and Pavel to gain backdoor access to federal files and hit every major authority in the state.


Getting Started

  1. Answer the phone call from Pavel.
  2. Purchase the Garment Factory in person or on Maze Bank Foreclosures .
  3. Begin your first File with your Garment Factory computer or your newly installed Darnell Inc. phone app .

You have officially done it all. You have pulled off heists, made millions with businesses, completed jobs for many contacts throughout San Andreas, and clawed your way to the of the criminal underworld amidst all of your accomplishments. It is now time for you to go underground with a disgruntled ex-operative and an excitable submariner to steal military secrets, uncover IAA corruption, retrieve stolen art, and bust a billion-dollar enterprise.


Garment Factory

Own a piece of Los Santos history by taking over the Darnell Bros Garment Factory , where Uncle Lester first came to you with an opportunity to rob the nearby Fleeca Bank down Chumash. The great thing about this property is that you do not need to add any extra modifications as the whole property comes fully equipped with everything that you need. You can either purchase the Garment Factory off Maze Bank Foreclosures or by walking up to the For Sale sign in person.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Garment Factory Maze Bank Foreclosures $2,350,000 - - - $2,350,000

The Garment Factory comes equipped with a passive income safe that honestly does not provide a huge source of income as your workers only adds between $1,500 to $2,000 daily. Once you’ve purchased the Garment Factory and have the Darnell Inc. app installed on your iFruit, you’ll have access to The FIB Files. Jodi requires your expertise to snatch up some valuables to sell to interested buyers around Los Santos.

Garment Factory Earnings
Time to fill (Days) is based on in game days (every 48 real time minutes), and Time to fil (hours) is based on real life hours (every 60 real time minutes).
Daily Income takes the average between $1500 and $2000 as garment factory earnings are random numbers in that range
Daily Income Safe Capacity Time to fill (Days) Time to fill (Hours)
$1,750 $100,000 57.14 45.71

The FIB Files

Once you’ve made introductions, toured the factory space, and have the Darnell Inc. app installed on your iFruit, you’ll have access to The FIB Files. The FIB Files are basically four new multi-stage free mode jobs that involves hacking, infiltrating, and technical sabotage skills. A select job out of the 4 files, or rather assignment, will be designated a Priority File with an increased GTA$ payout that can only be completed once weekly. You can also complete optional mission challenges that test your ability to perform under pressure for bonus GTA$.

Freemode Mission Set Up Cost Payout Priority Reward Elite Challenge Objectives
The Black Box File $20,000 $155,000 Exactly 2x the Payout Destroy All 4 Plane Engines
Recover All Plane Contents
Kill 5 Enemies During the Escape


The Brute Force File $20,000 $158,000 Exactly 2x the Payout Reach the Base in 5 Minutes
Enter Area A Undetected
Destroy 5 Vehicles With the Scarab


The Fine Art File $20,000 $153,000 Exactly 2x the Payout Enter the Penthouse Undetected
Flick the Switch in 60 Seconds
Take All Cabinet Contents


The Project Breakaway File $20,000 $150,000 Exactly 2x the Payout Locate Project Breakaway in 5 Minutes
Get 15 Headshots
Recover Black Books and Server Blades


Special Completion Bonuses

Bonus Reward Challenge Reward
The Fine Art File
Complete The Fine Art File as leader
$50,000
The Brute Force File
Complete The Brute Force File as leader
$50,000
The Project Breakaway File
Complete The Project Breakaway File as leader
$50,000
The Black Box File
Complete The Black Box File as leader
$50,000
Bonus Points
Complete all mission challenges for an FIB File
$50,000

To prep for each score, you have to complete several freemode preps, and there will always be 3 freemode preps for each file. Prep for these scores and then complete the Finale to earn GTA$ and trinkets to adorn your desk inside the Garment Factory.

All FIB Files Freemode Preps
FIB File Freemode Prep Freemode Prep Freemode Prep
The Black Box File Hacking Device Sonar Equipment Weaponized Aircraft
The Brute Force File Private Military Armor Infiltration Equipment Override Key
The Fine Art File EMP Charges Approach Vehicle Facial Recognition
The Project Breakaway File Mobile Tracking Thermal Charges Encryption Bypass

Overall, the FIB Files is yet another good money making method for especially the short term because it would only take 20 minutes or so to make at least $150k, and if you complete a priority file each week, that amount would be doubled. For the long term, you can easily gain back the investment you made with purchasing the Garment Factory if you complete enough FIB files daily or weekly.


March 4, 2025

Oscar Guzman Flies Again

Buckle up with co-pilot Oscar Guzman and take on one of the most infamous arms dealerships in Blaine County. But be warned, there are bigger problems than rival smugglers watching your trade route...


Getting Started

  1. Answer the phone call from Oscar Guzman.
  2. Purchase the McKenzie Field Hangar on Maze Bank Foreclosures or at the For Sale sign .
  3. Choose Request Work or Oscar Guzman Flies Again with the computer inside your McKenzie Field Hangar .

Chart a new flight path for your arms trafficking business by taking over a historic airstrip to serve as the launchpad and landing zone for a series of new missions, with accomplished arms trafficker Oscar Guzman as your wingman.


McKenzie Field Hangar

In an continuation of the Agents of Sabotage update, get ready to prepare for take off and inherit Trevor Philips’ legacy as Blaine County’s most infamous smuggler by purchasing the McKenzie Field Hangar , available on Maze Bank Foreclosures’ in-game website or by using the For Sale sign out front of the property in Grapeseed. Similar to the Garment Factory, you do not need to purchase any extra modifications for the hangar as it comes fully equipped with everything that you need as well.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
MzKenzie Field Hangar Maze Bank Foreclosures $1,450,000 - - - $1,450,000

You can make money off the McKenzie Field Hangar in two different ways: the Oscar Guzman Flies Again Missions and Oscar's Arms Trafficking Missions.


Oscar Guzman Flies Again Missions

In the next "mini-heist", Oscar Guzman’s been plotting a triumphant return to the smuggling scene, and he’s looking for a partner to haul intercepted gang shipments of ammunition and arms. Reconnect with a notorious arms trafficker to challenge a multinational military industrial corporation in six new contact missions. Access the computer inside McKenzie Field Hangar to get started with your battle with Oscar against Eberhard Munitions. It is recommended to complete all missions on hard difficulty, and go for Career Progress Challenges as well, to get larger rewards.

Mission Given By Reward
(Normal Mode)
Reward
(Hard Mode)
Up and Running Oscar $12,000 $16,800
Setup: Mogul Oscar - -
Setup: Intel Oscar - -
Setup: Iron Mule Oscar - -
Setup: Ammunition Oscar - -
The Titan Job Oscar $500,000 $750,000

Special Completion Bonuses

Bonus Reward Challenge Reward
The Titan Job
Complete The Titan Job as leader
$250,000
Permanent Contract
Complete all Oscar Guzman Flies Again missions as a Crew Member
$100,000

For several Setup Missions, you can steal one or more additional equipment to use in the Titan Job to increase your payout. After you steal one mandatory equipment in a setup, you can use the texts app on your phone at the end of each of those setups to let Oscar know you are ready to complete the setup, or you can continue to steal additional equipment or vehicles for an increased payout. On hard mode, after you complete it for the first time, you do not have to steal additional equipment as it will always be available for you to use in the Titan Job, but you will get the normal payout instead. Each additional equipment is valued differently based on mission difficulty.


All Setups - All Additional Equipment
Setup Mission Equipment Value (Normal Mode) Value (Hard Mode)
Setup: Mogul Black Mogul - -
Silver Mogul $5,000 $7,500
Setup: Iron Mule DH-7 Iron Mule - -
Additional DH-7 Iron Mule $5,000 $7,500
Additional DH-7 Iron Mule $5,000 $7,500
Additional DH-7 Iron Mule $5,000 $7,500
Insurgent Pick-Up Custom $5,000 $7,500
Setup: Ammunition Titan 250 D Ammunition - -
Heavy Armor $5,000 $7,500
Weapon Crate $5,000 $7,500
Mogul Upgrades $5,000 $7,500

Arms Trafficking Missions

Owning the McKenzie Field Hangar also lets you perform additional resupply runs in four new free mode Arms Trafficking Missions. These operations can be accessed using the laptop inside the McKenzie Field Office or by calling and requesting work from Oscar.

Mission Given By Reward
Steal the Weapons Oscar $35,000
Destroy the Rival Shipments Oscar $30,000
Deliver the Weapons Oscar $40,000
Steal the Duster 300-H Oscar $50,000

The Oscar Guzman Flies Again Mission is another good money making method that Rockstar has brought to us because on hard mode, it is worth to play it as you can make close to a million in just under an hour at most if you follow good strategies and methods.

June 17, 2025

Money Fronts

Join Raf De Angelis and take control of San Andreas's biggest money laundering network.


Getting Started

  1. Meet Martin Madrazo at LSIA .
  2. Purchase the Hands On Car Wash on Maze Bank Foreclosures or at the For Sale sign .
  3. Choose Money Laundering or Mr. Faber Work with the computer inside your Hands On Car Wash .

After taking your latest adventure up in the skies with Oscar Guzman, it is now time to take control of San Andreas' biggest money laundering operation and clean up your criminal empire's bottom line. Martin Madrazo makes a huge comeback to GTA Online and demands to see you in person at LSIA, after being ignored by his many phone calls to you. In this latest update, you can acquire iconic local businesses from story mode or from previous GTA games and use them as a front to run a sophisticated and interconnected operation.


Hands On Car Wash

After meeting Martin Madrazo, Mr. Faber, and your new contact Raf at LSIA, you can visit on your map or on Maze Bank Foreclosures to purchase the new Hands On Car Wash and gain access to a new money laundering operation that can be expanded with additional businesses. Visit your car wash for the first time to be able to expand the business with two additional holdings that comes with their own operations as well: the Smoke on the Water dispensary and Higgins Helitours. You can expand your operations by visiting the laptop inside the car wash, Maze Bank Foreclosures or using the For Sale sign at and .

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Hands On Car Wash Maze Bank Foreclosures $1,000,000 - Tint $10,000 $1,010,000
Higgins Helitours Maze Bank Foreclosures $900,000 - Tint $10,000 $910,000
Smoke on the Water Maze Bank Foreclosures $850,000 - Tint $10,000 $860,000

You can make money from the Hands On Car Wash, Smoke on the Water and Higgins Helitour consecutively in three different ways: the Mr Faber Work missions, Money Laundering, and the businesses up front (whether it be Car Wash, Helicopter Tour, or Weed Delivery).


Mr Faber Work

You can use the laptop inside any of your Money Laundering Businesses to start helping Mr Faber's biggest clients in Los Santos with the Mr. Faber Work missions for GTA$ and RP rewards. In these missions you are basically tasked with helping high profile clients of Mr. Faber's and lending your problem solving expertise by recovering stolen assets, escorting valuable cargo, and dealing with rival outfits. Unfortunately, these missions do not have any special completion bonuses tied to them nor any bonus rewards. You cannot select a individual mission either as the laptop will always recycle the same missions in order.

Mission Given By Reward
Liquid Market Raf varies
ROI Raf varies
Compound Interest Raf varies
Mutual Funds Raf varies
Current Liabilities Raf varies
The Monopoly Raf varies

For each mission, you can maximize your reward and perform variations of tasks to obtain the maximum possible additional take bonus for a Mr Faber Work. These tasks include obtaining all possible loot, not texting Raf for hints, and much more. You will always get an extra bonus of $10k for successfully completing the additional task. Additionally, Completing a single Mr Faber Work raises the heat on the associated business it's launched from, and if the bar gets full, you won't be able to launch another mission until you cool things back down by doing that associated business's legal activity, whether it be a Car Wash, Helicopter Tour, or Weed Delivery.


Money Laundering

You can also use the laptop inside your fronts or call Raf to launch unique Money Laundering missions, similar to Oscar's Arms trafficking missions, where you can help Raf with his endeavors to eliminate the competition and much more. Money earned from completing jobs for Raf will be placed at inside the Hands On Car Wash after he's laundered it (it will take about 10 real-time minutes). The earnings bag holds up to $1 Million, so make sure to check in between missions to collect. Each front comes with their own money laundering missions, and you can launch money laundering missions from each front to increase the passive daily income that business will make for your Car Wash Safe.

Hands On Car Wash Money Laundering Missions

Mission Given By Reward
Torch the rival operation Raf $35,000
Steal the rival's cash Raf $35,000
Recover the cash (Stockade) Raf $35,000
Recover the cash (Stash Car) Raf $35,000

Higgins Helitour Money Laundering Missions

Mission Given By Reward
Recover the cash case Raf $35,000
Recover the helicopter Raf $35,000
Deliver the cargo Raf $35,000
Recover the cargo Raf $35,000

Smoke on the Water Money Laundering Missions

Mission Given By Reward
Recover the product Raf $35,000
Torch the weed farms Raf $35,000
Collect the fertilizer Raf $35,000
Eliminate the rival dealers Raf $35,000


Laundering Businesses

Your Hands On Car Wash acts as a legitimate front that helps conceal a money laundering operation, and owning it will boost the value of product sold from a Counterfeit Cash Factory by 35%. Completing illegitimate work for Raf or Mr Faber will increase heat on the business that will stop it from generating income is full and will be marked with a on the map. You also won't be able to launch any more jobs for Raf or Mr Faber for as long as the heat bar is full for a business. Reduce this by completing legitimate work. You can launch Car Wash missions from your laptop and wash customer cars to reduce heat at the Hands On Car Wash. These missions do not pay much, but completing 1 Car Wash completely eliminates any heat on the business. You can check the level of heat on your operation or request some work by calling Raf from your phone.

Car Wash Income
Final payment assumes vehicle was not damaged upon delivery.
Payment for Delivery Damages Repairs Tip Final Payment
$1,000 $0 0 varies <= $2,000

Once you purchase the Hands On Car Wash, you can also expand your portfolio to include Smoke on the Water. Owning Vespucci Beach’s premier stash spot allows you to launder more money and run interference on rival grow operations, and it also boosts the value of product sold from a Weed farm by 35% as well. Smoke on the Water will passively generate some income for as long as the heat on the business is kept below 100%. This can be collected from your Hands On Car Wash safe regularly. Similarly to the Car Wash, any heat generated on this business by launching work for Raf or Mr Faber from here can be reduced by completing legitimate work. You can deliver weed orders to customers to reduce heat at Smoke on the Water.


Weed Delivery Income
Payment Tip Final Payment
$2,500 varies >= $3,000

Owning the Hands On Car Wash also opens up the ability to take over Higgins Helitours on the Vespucci Helipad and boost the value of product sold from a hangar by 10%. Higgins Helitour will also passively generate some income for as long as the heat on the business is kept below 100%. Similarly to the Car Wash and Smoke on the Water, heat can be gained on the business by launching work for Raf or Mr Faber and can be reduced by completing legitimate work. You can take tourists on a helicopter tour of Los Santos to reduce heat at Higins Helitours. Completing a single mission will net you $5,000 and as usual completely eliminate any heat on the business.



Owning the Car Wash will pull in passive income from your already established network, and additional daily income laundered through not just the car wash, but from all of your businesses, will be added to the Car Wash safe for collection. You can increase the Car Wash Daily Income by owning multiple businesses across GTA Online (which is why you want to have all the businesses owned so far!). You can increase the income for the Hands On Car Wash, Smoke on the Water and Higgins Helitour (initially $750) by completing 15 Money Laundering jobs for Raf from each of those businesses.

Laundered Income
Business Income
1 Special Cargo Warehouse (Small) $750
2 Special Cargo Warehouse (Medium) $1250
3 Special Cargo Warehouse (Large) $1500
4 Vehicle Warehouse $1500
5 Counterfeit Cash Factory $1250
6 Cocaine Lockup $1500
7 Document Forgery Office $1000
8 Methamphetamine Lab $1250
9 Weed Farm $1000
10 Bunker $1500
11 Hangar $1500
12 Nightclub $1500
13 Arcade $1500
14 Auto Shop $1500
15 Agency $1750
16 Acid Lab $1250
17 Salvage Yard $1500
18 Bail Office $1500
19 Garment Factory $1750
20 McKenzie Field Hangar $1500
21 Hands On Car Wash
Assuming 15 Money Laundering Jobs are completed for this business
$1500
22 Smoke on the Water
Assuming 15 Money Laundering Jobs are completed for this business
$1500
23 Higgins Helitour
Assuming 15 Money Laundering Jobs are completed for this business
$1500

Passive Income will also generate heat for the business as well by 8% for every in game day, so make sure to cool things down from time to time so that passive income can continue to be generated from all of your owned businesses. Also keep in mind that the business has to be up and running in order for passive income to be accrued and added to the Car Wash safe.

Hands On Car Wash Earnings
Time to fill (Days) is based on in game days (every 48 real time minutes), and Time to fil (hours) is based on real life hours (every 60 real time minutes).
Businesses Daily Income Safe Capacity Time to fill (Days) Time to fill (Hours)
23x $32,250 $100,000 3.1 2.48

Overall, Rockstar yet continues to go on its pattern of adding many short term businesses to entice new players into playing the game. However, because they tie in many businesses from previous GTA Online updates and many of your previous contacts make a reappearance in many of these Money Fronts missions, there is still a nostalgia feeling present. The Safe and the Money Laundering missions almost make these missions worth it to purchase the Car Wash, so this business is yet again good for making short term money.

December 10, 2025

A Safehouse in the Hills

With the help of Avi Schwartzman, bring down the KnoWay surveillance grid around Los Santos.


Getting Started

  1. Purchase a property from Prix Luxury Real Estate .
  2. Answer the payphone to learn about KnoWay .
  3. Complete a mission for Avi Schwartzman .

You've done everything there is to offer in the vast universe of GTA Online. You've robbed banks, saved the world from dangerous and volatile threats, beat odds to drain a Casino of its valuables numerous times, and went toe to toe consistently with a dangerous drug dealer on the island of Cayo Perico. Celebrate all of your triumphs with a painstakingly crafted palace in one of Los Santos' most exclusive neighborhoods with the all new Luxury Mansions, and who knows, you never know who could show up at your door...


Mansion

After many many long years, GTA fans can finally rest as Rockstar finally delivers and brings Mansions to Grand Theft Auto Online, but not without a price. As of now, this is the most expensive purchase you can make in the game at a whooping price of nearly 20 million just to max out the most expensive mansion property with all of the extra modifications. To get started, log onto the Prix Luxury Real Estate website on your iFruit and choose from three distinct locations in the most exclusive neighborhoods — each erected on a spacious plot with ample accommodations.

Total Cost reflects the value of the Property with the highest price, with every highly priced modification added to the Total as well.
Property Website Starting From Up To All Mods Max Mods. Cost Total Cost
Mansion Prix Luxury Real Estate $11,500,000 $12,800,000 Interior
Additional Rooms
Security
AI Assistant
$5,907,500 $18,707,500

Mansions come with a lot of distinctive features that combines tasteful design and cutting-edge technology to elevate every touchpoint, such as a restorative Yoga area, Gym Equipment, house pets, a spacious office with a trophy cabinet, and an AI Assistant. After you purchase your first mansion and gain entry into this prestigious community of luxury home owners, you can visit it any time you want for the first time to meet a familiar face - career criminal turned hotshot movie producer Michael De Santa from Grand Theft Auto 5's story mode. Who knows, Michael might even turn out to be a helpful ally in your hour of need.


KnoWay Out Missions

A Safehouse in the Hills also introduces a new set of contact missions where you are reconnected with yet another familiar face to bring down a surveillance network threatening Los Santos. The Self-driving vehicle start-up KnoWay is using a fleet of autonomous SUVs to build a shadowy surveillance network, and you must help Avi Shwartzman put a stop to it by any means necessary in the all new KnoWay Out Missions. Owning one of the Prix Luxury properties is not required for KnoWay Out, just visit the payphone in Little Seoul to get started. It is recommended to complete all missions on hard difficulty, and go for Career Progress Challenges as well, to get larger rewards.

As soon as you complete the KnoWay Out Missions, "Avi" will call you asking to meet him, but he will call only if you own a mansion. Having a mansion will raise the stakes and give you something worth defending soon. After protecting your Mansion, Mr. Faber will give you a call, which potentially teases the final GTA Online Update.

Mission Given By Reward
(Hard Mode)
Elite Challenges
Complete
Elite Challenge Objectives
Negative Press Avi Schwartzman $34,000
Inside Job Avi Schwartzman -
Tunnel Vision Avi Schwartzman -
Trash Talking Avi Schwartzman $10,000
A Clean Break Avi Schwartzman $525,000 $100,000 Complete in under 10:00 Mins
Nobody Gets Wasted
0 Hacks Failed
35 Headshots



Home Sweet Home - Avi Schwartzman varies

Special Completion Bonuses

Bonus Reward Challenge Reward
A Clean Break
Complete A Clean Break as leader
$250,000
Willing Accomplice
Complete all KnoWay Out missions as a Crew Member
$250,000
Home Sweet Home
Complete Home Sweet Home
$500,000

Overall, A Safehouse in the Hills introduces another set of contact missions similar to Oscar Guzman Flies Again and the Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid where you can make a good amount of money in less than a hour. Even though the Mansions are pretty expensive with all of the modifications and whatnot, it still comes with a lot of benefits. For example, your AI assistant can also help you throw public or private Mansion Parties, initiate Fast Travel from the Mansion to any of your owned properties, and boost Production at any Businesses with Supply or Product for 24 hours. Owning a Mansion also can boost you to the top of the criminal ladder and show you how far you have made it since when you was just a street rustling gangbanger.

Advanced Guide

Through many endeavors and challenges, now you know how to make money in Grand Theft Auto Online. You pulled off many heists throughout San Andreas and earned big bucks. You put those bucks towards getting your own office as an opportunity for more money in your bank account. You kept earning and putting your bucks towards more and more properties and businesses to either rob more people or earn your own profit. Every property you have purchased helped you unlock more opportunities to earn money based on how they work.

  • Businesses You earned money actively amd passively by actually working on your business by yourself or by letting others do it for you.
  • Heists You earned money by pulling off heists throughout San Andreas with different contacts.
  • Contact Missions You earned money by gaining access to exclusive new missions as you unlocked new properties and met new contacts.

Regardless of what the business actually is, you can always make money from the profit each of your business develops over time in real life hours. It iss already figured out how long it takes for your passive businesses to develop profit. However, your active businesses does not actually take any time as once you get the stock, you can sell them immediately for a profit. Heist properties are similar to passive businesses: it takes time to complete all setups and finale in one sitting.



All Grand Theft Auto Online Businesses & Maximum Income
Maximum Cost assumes the property with the highest cost + all the modifications + all the business upgrades associated with it if necessary
Maximum Profit assumes all of the rewards collected fthe first time around completing the activity + replaying the activity on hard mode if applicable + special completion bonuses
A Green ROI indicates it's positive, red assumes negative
Activity Type Property Max. Cost Max. Profit Return on Investment
- GTA Online Contact Mission - - - - -
Heists Heist High-End Apartment $1,100,000 $14,279,530 1198%
Lowriders Contact Mission - - - varies -
CEO Work Business Executive Office $6,650,000 - -
Warehouse $3,500,000 $3,330,000 4.86%
Vehicle Warehouse $3,145,000 $320,000 89.83%
MC Work Business Clubhouse $1,957,000 - -
Document Forgery Office $2,265,000 $236,250 89.57%
Weed Farm $2,935,000 $472,500 83.9%
Counterfeit Cash Factory $3,214,000 $551,250 82.85%
Methamphetamine Lab $3,673,500 $669,375 81.79%
Cocaine Lockup $3,747,500 $787,500 78.99%
Gunrunning Business Bunker $6,174,500 $1,575,000 74.5%
Smuggling Business Hangar $5,670,000 $3,729,375 34.23%
The Doomsday Heist Heist Facility $5,880,000 $14,279,530 75.17%
Madrazo Dispatch Services Contact Mission - - - varies -
Nightclub Management Business Nightclub $7,667,400 $2,704,100 64.73%
Arena War Series Mode Arena Workshop $4,365,000 varies -
Simeon's Premium Deluxe Repo Work Contact Mission - - - varies -
Casino Story Missions Contact Mission Penthouse $6,533,500 $1,100,000+ ~ 83.13%
The Diamond Casino Heist Heist Arcade $4,252,500 $14,279,530 3.28%
Gerald's Last Play Contact Mission - - - varies -
A Superyacht Life Contact Mission Yacht $10,000,000 varies -
The Cayo Perico Heist Heist Kosatka $9,085,000 $3,924,840 56.8%
Auto Shop Service Business Auto Shop $4,472,000 $2,005,000 55.2%
F. Clinton & Partner Business Agency $5,507,500 $1,800,000 67.3%
Short Trips Contact Mission - - - $600,000+ -
Operation Paper Trail Contact Mission - - - varies -
Drug Dealing Contact Mission & Business Acid Lab $987,500 $1,702,800 72.4%
Project Overthrow Contact Mission Avenger $6,237,500 $250,000+ ~ 95.99%
Salvage Yard Robberies Business Salvage Yard $5,690,000 $2,000,000+ ~ 64.85%
Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid Contact Mission - - - $1,005,000 -
Bottom Dollar Bail Enforcement Business Bail Office $4,860,000 $800,000+ ~ 83.54%
Agents of Sabotage Business Garment Factory $2,350,000 $800,000+ ~ 1.94%
Oscar Guzman Flies Again Business McKenzie Field Hangar $1,450,000 $1,728,800 19.23%
Money Laundering Business Hands On Car Wash $1,010,000 varies -
Smoke on the Water $860,000 varies -
Higgins Helitour $910,000 varies -
KnoWay Out Contact Mission Mansion $18,707,500 $1,625,000 91.31%

Each business also offers a side activity for you to participate in to gain a little extra dough on the side, while you make income through the business that you own.

All Grand Theft Auto Online Business Side Activities
Mission Property / Contact Maximum Reward
Bike Service Clubhouse $65,000
Bar Resupply Clubhouse $10,000
Clubhouse Contract Clubhouse varies
Ammu-Nation Contract Bunker $50,000
Bunker Research - Agent 14 $10,000
Research+
- Casino Work - Agatha Baker varies
Auto Shop Service Auto Shop $65,000+
Exotic Export Vehicles Auto Shop $300,000
Payphone Hits - Franklin $45,000
- Fooligan Jobs - Dax $50,000
- LSA Operations - Charlie $75,000 - 85,000
Tow Truck Service Salvage Yard $60,000+
Standard Bounty Targets Bail Office $35,000+
- Arms Trafficking - Oscar $30,000+
- Money Laundering - Raf $35,000

Some of your businesses also comes with a passive income safe that generates income daily based on a specific requirement pertaining to the business that it comes equipped with.

All Grand Theft Auto Online Passive Business Income
Time to fill (hours) is based on real life hours (every 60 real time minutes).
Business Requirement Daily Income Maximum Capacity Time to fill (Hours)
Clubhouse 1x Bar Restocks / Day $5,000 $100,000 16
Nightclub - 100% Popularity $50,000 $250,000 4
Arcade - 1x Arcade Game $5,000 $100,000 16
Agency - 200 Contracts Completed $20,000 $250,000 10
Salvage Yard 2x Vehicle Recoveries / Day $24,000 $250,000 8.33
Bail Office 2x Bail Enforcement Agents $7,500 $100,000 5.88
Darnell Bros. Garment Factory - - $1,750 $100,000 45.71
Hands On Car Wash - All 23x Businesses Owned $32,250 $100,000 2.48
Final Tips & Tricks

To wrap things up, here are a few tips and tricks to help make your experience playing GTA Online more simple and easy:

  • For every 48 minutes that you play GTA Online, the game will take money from you in what is called Daily Fees based on the properties that you own. This number can vary based on the number of properties that you own, as each property incurs a different value. To avoid paying this fee altogether, you can keep switching sessions every 40 minutes or so as the time counter resets every time you switch a session.
  • You can go for Career Progress challenges for any update that was brought to GTA Online if you want to make even more money and RP: it is recommended to do so for advanced players who play the game daily.
  • If you purchased the Criminal Enterprises starter pack or the GTA Online 2022 version with the Career Builder, ALWAYS take advantage of it and get the free vehicles and properties that Rockstar has gifted to you. It would save a lot of time, effort and money, and apart from the Paleto Bay bunker (the only free property you should avoid getting), every single property can help you in the long run.
  • A lot of people complain playing heists without friends and with random players in their lobbies is too tiresome and a terrifying experience. Although this may be true, this does not always have to be the case: there are people everywhere online willing to play with you. You just have to look for them in the right places, whether it be friends, players you meet online who are doing the same exact thing you are (making money), and players you meet on social media platforms who are willing to help you.
  • When you are playing a heist with a crew, you should always set the cut to give yourself a little more than the crew to make it more fair as they get paid for each of the setup missions. When playing with two players, always go for a 60% - 40% cut. If three players, then go for a 50% - 25% - 25% cut. 4 players, make it a 40% - 20% - 20% - 20% cut.
  • When you are completing heist prep missions freemode and any kind of mission that takes place in freemode (other than business sell missions), you should always try to play in an invite only session via settings so you can avoid griefers and angry GTA players looking for trouble.
  • When you are buying or selling any kind of business stock, you would always have to register as a VIP, CEO, or MC President. It is okay to register as any role, but when you sell Bunker stock with associates, you should register as a MC President so your associates earn more money as opposed to what they would earn if you were to register as a VIP or CEO.
  • You should always aim to buy supplies for your businesses rather than steal the supplies, unless you are short on cash. Buying the supplies will always fill up the stock progress fully, which is therefore the safest way to gain business goods. Or you could just raid Stash Houses daily as it would fill up the stock progress on any one of your businesses without you having to pay a single thing!
  • You should ALWAYS sell your business goods, whatever business it may be, in a public lobby. You would get a 1% bonus for each player in the lobby, up to 20%, for when you complete a sell mission. For example, if there are 30 players in a public lobby, and you are selling $500,000 worth of business stock, you would get an extra $100,000.
  • Keep an eye out for weekly events... you never know what business could go on sale and which business activity could go on double money! GTA+ could also give some benefits on businesses from time to time...

In a dynamic universe of 30 players, you have experienced the journey of rising from being a street-level hustler to becoming a kingpin of your own criminal empire. Now that you have learned and now know how to make money in GTA online, there is no need for this guide to continue. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, you can always send a message via the About Page.