Contrary to common presumptions, generating multiple income streams in GTA Online is not hard. Making money has always been an integral part of GTA Online. If players didn't have to shell out a sizeable chunk of money for everything they bought, the game would have been incredibly easy and boring. Over the years, GTA Online has racked up a good deal of content for players, and each mission and side hustle offers decent cash-outs - if not huge.
This article highlights all the businesses featured in GTA Online and the property requirements of each as of October 21, 2024.
List of every business available to players in GTA Online and properties required
1) MC Businesses
To start an MC Business in GTA Online, players will need to buy a clubhouse, which can cost anywhere from $200,000 to $495,000.
There are five MC Businesses in total:
- Document Forgery Office (650,000 - $1,235,000)
- Weed Farm ($715,000 - $1,358,500)
- Counterfeit Cash Factory ($845,000 - $1,605,000)
- Methamphetamine Lab ($910,000 - $1,729,000)
- Cocaine Lockup ($975,000 - $1,852,500)
2) Special Cargo Warehouse
To start a Special Cargo business, players will need to buy a suitable Warehouse, register as CEO, and invest in a CEO Office. The CEO Office costs around $1,000,000 - $4,000,000. Additionally, there are three types of Special Cargo Warehouses in GTA Online out of which a minimum of one is mandatory to start operating the business:
- Small warehouses ($250,000 - $400,000) - can host 16 crates at a time
- Medium Warehouses ($880,000 - $1,017,000) - can host 42 crates at a time
- Large warehouses ($1,900,000 - $3,500,000) - can host 111 crates at a time
3) Vehicle Warehouse
Vehicle Warehouse works similarly to the Special Cargo Warehouse in GTA Online. The player will first need to invest in a CEO office before they can purchase a vehicle warehouse. Unlike the special cargo warehouse, the vehicle warehouse cannot be raided by NPCs or other players. It's also considered to be more profitable than the former.
A Vehicle Warehouse business will need an investment of around $1,500,000 - $2,850,000 to purchase a vehicle-specific warehouse.
4) Bunkers
Bunkers are another purchasable property in GTA Online that can help players earn money in Los Santos. It can run in the background with little to no supervision on the part of the player. It will need an investment of about $1,165,000 - $4,070,000.
To keep the bunker up and running, however, the player will have to restock supplies every 2.5 hours. This will generate a profit of $52,000 every hour.
What's more, the Bunker features a special utility vehicle called the MOC, which is unarguably one of the most useful vehicles featured in GTA Online. Players can purchase an underground bunker from Maze Bank Foreclosures.
5) The Nightclub
Nightclub is perhaps the most lucrative business in GTA Online, and one that requires quite a bit of investment as well as expertise. The property costs around $1,700,000-$1,320,000. Though it is geared towards a passive form of income, the Nightclub can't operate to its full extent if the player doesn't own the following businesses in GTA Online:
- Cargo and shipments correspond with hangar or crate warehouses.
- Organic produce corresponds with weed farms.
- To sport goods, the player will need a bunker.
- For South American imports, the player will need a cocaine lockup.
- Pharmaceutical research corresponds with a meth lab.
- For printing and copying, the player will need a forgery office.
- Cash creation corresponds with generating counterfeit currency.
6) Acid Lab
Acid Lab is a mobile business added to the world of Grand Theft Auto Online in 2022 with the popular Los Santos Drug Wars DLC. Instead of a specific property to set up the business, the Acid Lab requires a Brickade 6x6 truck. It can either be acquired by completing the First Dose missions or buying it directly from the Warstock Cache & Carry website.
In short, the business will require an investment of about &750,000-$1,450,000.
7) Bail Office (Bounties)
Rockstar Games added the Bounties as part of the Bottom Dollar Bounties DLC in 2024. This is sort of a law-enforcement business where players try to capture or kill certain targets every day in return for money and RP.
To start this business, one must first buy a Bail Office (Bottom Dollar Bail Enforcement) from the Maze Bank Foreclosures website. It will cost around $2,620,000-$1,650,000.
8) Salvage Yard (Scrap Yard)
Salvage Yard is another addition to the growing list of GTA Online businesses. Added in 2023 as part of The Chop Shop DLC, it allows players to run a scrap yard business apart from completing Salvage Yard Robbery missions. To start this business, players will first need to buy a Salvage Yard property from Maze Bank Foreclosures for an amount of about $1,620,000 - $2,690,000.
9) Agencies
Agencies are the next purchasable properties that allow players to earn passive income. While it's not a major business, one can still earn a fair amount of money by purchasing it.
The investment for this business is about $2,010,000 - $2,830,000, and players can help Franklin with it in the VIP Contract story. This property is also a pre-requisite to initiate Payphone Hits.
10) Auto Shops (Repair business)
In 2021, Rockstar Games gave motorheads a legitimate business where they can earn money by customizing cars and delivering them to customers. It is called Auto Shop, a purchasable property from the Maze Bank Foreclosures required to start the business.
Players will need to invest about $1,670,000 - $4,472,000 to start running the Auto Shop business.
11) Arcades
Arcades are another business venture in GTA Online quite popular among the fanbase. Added to the game in 2019 as part of The Diamond Casino Heist DLC, the Arcades allow players to initiate The Diamond Casino Heist. However, it also provides a small amount of passive income.
Players will need around $1,235,000 - $10,082,500 to purchase the property from Maze Bank Foreclosures.
12 Smuggling Business (Hangars)
Hangars are another great way to earn money in GTA Online. It is a huge aircraft storage facility that also allows players to run a smuggling business via the Free Trade Shipping Co.
This property can be purchased from Maze Bank Foreclosures for about $1,200,000 - $5,670,000.
While there are other ways to earn money in Grand Theft Auto Online like buying the Kosatka Submarine and completing the popular Cayo Perico Heist, all of the aforementioned businesses provide a new means of income for the hustlers in Los Santos in 2024.